Rapidus Corporation US · 1 day ago
Foundry Application Engineer
Santa Clara County, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expRapidus Corporation US is seeking a Foundry Applications Engineer to assist customers in adopting and integrating Process Design Kits (PDKs) into their design flows. This role involves providing expert guidance on PDK usage and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and alignment with technology requirements.
Semiconductors
Hiring Manager
Robin Philippe
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customer PDK integration and adoption
Provide expert guidance on PDK usage, focusing on layout design rules, DRC/LVS checks, fill insertion, RC extraction, floorplanning, place-and-route, PPA optimization, and analog design enablement
Collaborate with EDA vendors, IP providers, and process development teams to align PDK content with evolving technology requirements and customer feedback
Deliver customer insights and issue reports to internal PDK development and enablement teams. Contribute to prioritization of features and fixes and ensure timely communication with stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in electrical engineering or a related STEM field
10+ years of experience in semiconductor design or enablement
Comprehensive knowledge of the full RTL-to-GDSII design flow, including but not limited to floorplanning, synthesis, place and route, physical verification (DRC, LVS, antenna, fill, PERC), RC extraction, static timing, and reliability verification
5+ years of hands-on experience in: Physical verification and debugging using Siemens Calibre, Cadence Pegasus, or Synopsys ICV
RTL-to-GDS implementation using Synopsys Fusion Compiler or Cadence Innovus, with demonstrated technical leadership in design flow automation and tapeout execution
Full-chip floorplanning ownership and/or full-chip tapeout verification ownership
Company
Rapidus Corporation US
Rapidus Corporation is a Japanese company dedicated to the research, development, design, manufacture and sales of advanced logic semiconductors.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase