Principal STA Engineer

Overview

Serve as the technical authority for signoff timing convergence within the Physical Design organization. Drive shift-left signoff strategies and collaborate across teams on constraints, optimization, and timing analysis for predictable, high-quality SoC closure.

What you'll do

• Own SoC-level signoff STA, including timing ECO delivery and GLS enablement.
• Drive robust co-optimization strategies to achieve benchmark PPAS targets.
• Develop and maintain PPAS/status dashboards.
• Collaborate with SoC development teams for design convergence and consistent signoff.
• Rationalize timing margins and provide guidance.
• Analyze design metrics and collateral to propose data-driven process improvements.
• Apply reuse methodologies for IP, libraries, and flows to accelerate execution.
• Automate and enhance STA flows using TCL, Python, or Perl to improve productivity and repeatability.
• Perform all duties in a safe, responsible manner while supporting all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHSS) programs.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 16+ years of hands-on STA experience, including shift-left strategies for predictable signoff.
• Ability to define, implement, and mature tools and methodologies starting from a blank slate.
• Expertise in SoC-level MCMM STA, physically aware ECO generation, and supporting GLS.
• Familiarity with advanced process nodes, DFT timing modes and analysis, and IP integration.
• Experience defining timing margins and reviewing or owning SoC STA/SSTA signoff.
• Experience with spice circuit-level analysis.
• Strong scripting experience with TCL, Python, and Perl for flow automation and debugging.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience delivering custom silicon for automotive, HPC, or AI applications.
• Proactive adoption of new tools, flows, and design-reuse best practices.
• Highly detail-oriented, quality-focused, and committed to on-time delivery.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.