Job Title: Silicon Physical Design Engineer V - ASIC Power Engineer
Location: Remote in PST time zone
Duration: 12 months initially, with the potential for extension up to 2 years.
Job Description:
- ASIC Power Engineer to perform power analysis and optimizations in ASIC for Client's AR/VR products.
- Areas of interests includes Machine Learning. Primary languages are Python, TCL and System Verilog.
Must-Have Skills
- Experience with power estimation tools and synthesis, some physical design
- Knowledge of power trade-offs in design and back-end implementation
- Hands-on experience in scripting, data analysis
Nice-to-have Skills
- Hands-on experience with Synopsys PPRTL, PTPX/Prime Power, Verdi based power analysis and debug.
- Recommend and evaluate power reduction opportunities (clock gating efficiency, datapath gating, memory power, idle, leakage).
- Strong scripting: TCL, Python and Excel based scripting and data-post-processing tools, model fitting, data visualization and analysis; comfortable with Linux and large compute/job-scheduling environments.
Years of Experience: 10+ Years of experience as an ASIC Power engineer, or CAD Engineer/Physical Design engineer
Degrees/Certifications Required:
- BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
Responsibilities:
- Set up and maintain PPRTL and PTPX power analysis flows (average and time-based/peak power).
- Generate and manage activity inputs (FSDB/VCD/SAIF) from RTL and gate-level simulations; handle long-waveform and windowed analysis.
- Correlate RTL-level power estimates against gate-level signoff power and explain deltas.
- Produce per-block, per-hierarchy, and per-workload power breakdowns; identify top power contributors and clock/datapath waste.
- Recommend and evaluate power reduction opportunities (clock gating efficiency, datapath gating, memory power, idle leakage).
- Automate flows and reporting with TCL, Python, and Make-based build systems; integrate into regression/CI.
- Document methodology and support design teams in interpreting results.
- Perform PPA optimization with Fusion compiler.
- Perform RTL and netlist level Power analysis
- Perform post-processing and scripting on report log files for format conversion, data analysis and information extraction
- Setup, run, debug and analyze reports of ASIC flows (Synthesis, PD, Power, Timing)
- Implement some blocks at RTL and UPF
- Ability to document and communicate clearly
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10+ Years of experience as an ASIC Power engineer, or CAD Engineer/Physical Design engineer
- Experience with power estimation tools and synthesis, some physical design
- Knowledge of power trade-offs in design and back end implementation
- Hands-on experience in scripting, data analysis
- BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on production experience with Synopsys (PPRTL, PTPX/PrimePower, VCS, Verdi, DC, ICC, FC) and/or Cadence (Joules), PowrArtist
- Ability to debug simulation-to-power flow issues end to end.
- Strong scripting: TCL, Python and Excel based scripting and data-post-processing tools, model fitting, data visualization and analysis; comfortable with Linux and large compute/job-scheduling environments.
- Experience in low power design, tools and methodologies including power intent UPF specifications Silicon Power Characterization
- Some power modeling/profiling experience at IP/SoC level
Interview Process:
How many rounds of interviews? 1-2 zoom interviews
Types of Interviews:
- Power Analysis & Low Power Methodology
- Scripting (Optional)
Interview Duration: 45 mins
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Spectraforce Technologies
Oct 16, 2026