Senior Synthesis and STA Engineer

For our IC Design Centre, we are seeking a Senior Synthesis and STA Engineer that will report to our Physical Implementation Manager. The main responsibility for this position is the logical implementation and timing signoff of the digital logic in CMOS image sensors.

You will work with industry-standard EDA tools (DesignCompiler, Genus, PrimeTime, IC-Compiler, Fusion, Innovus, Prime Power, Formality LP) for logic synthesis, implementation, and STA verification.

You will work with cross-functional teams (logic design, DFT, product engineering, and functional safety teams, analog designer to define the analog constraints), and multi-cultural teams in both Europe and Japan.

At the stage of silicon validation and mass production, you will support the evaluation of the chip function and reliability.

You will :

• RTL Synthesis, with a focus on Area, Power and Performance (PPA).
• Collaboration with DFT engineer to close STA
• Clock (PLLs, clock trees, clock gating, asynchronous interfaces) & reset (start-up sequence, power islands) constraints definition and quality check
• Netlist quality check, formal & LP verification
• Specifying the design timing constraints (SDC) and give advice to the design team members to reach timing closure (STA).
• Continuously improving the design framework (scripts, automation) according to new tools and methodologies.
• Sharing information and best practices and participating in lessons learned sessions at the end of projects.
• Documentation, and QA reviews of the implementation
• DevOps

You will bring :

Your new office

Lysaker - European Development Centre (EUDC)

Our modern furnished Lysaker office is based in the business district close to a large park and the sea, so you can enjoy a walk or a bike ride on your break, with some cafés and shops nearby too. We have free coffee and fruit available in the kitchen as well as a canteen serving a range of meals. We have a diverse group of employees here from many international regions. The office is located just outside Oslo, with Gardermoen International Airport a short distance away. The office is a very short walk from Lysaker Train Station.

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Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at or by mail to : Sony Europe Limited, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.

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