PDN / EMIR Engineer

Role Overview

SmartSOC is looking for EMIR / Power Integrity Engineers with strong hands-on experience in EM/IR analysis, RedHawk-SC, and Power Grid (PG) design/specification . The role involves analyzing EMIR issues, driving convergence, and working closely with Physical Design teams to achieve full-chip/block-level signoff .

Key Responsibilities

• Perform EM/IR analysis and signoff for complex SoC/ASIC designs using RedHawk-SC .
• Analyze Static/Dynamic IR Drop, Electromigration, and current-density violations .
• Perform root-cause analysis of EMIR violations and identify appropriate corrective actions.
• Validate PnR databases, PG connectivity, power structures, and EMIR inputs .
• Drive EMIR convergence in collaboration with Physical Design teams.
• Provide ECO recommendations for PG strengthening, via optimization, placement/routing changes, and other design fixes.
• Define, review, and validate Power Grid (PG) specifications based on design power and reliability requirements.
• Correlate EMIR issues with placement, routing, power, and timing to identify root causes.
• Support block and full-chip EMIR signoff closure .
• Work closely with Physical Design, STA, Power, and Physical Verification teams throughout signoff.

Must-Have Skills

• 3–12 years of relevant experience in EMIR / Power Integrity / ASIC signoff.
• Strong hands-on experience in EMIR analysis and convergence .
• RedHawk-SC experience is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of IR Drop, Electromigration, current density, and power integrity .
• Experience in PG Grid specification, analysis, and validation .
• Hands-on experience with EMIR debugging and signoff closure .
• Ability to provide effective ECO guidance to PnR teams .
• Good understanding of ASIC Physical Design and signoff flows .

Good to Have

• Basic understanding of STA concepts .
• Exposure to DRC/LVS and Physical Verification .
• Experience with Multi-Voltage / Multi-Power-Domain designs .
• Knowledge of UPF/CPF .
• Scripting experience in Tcl / Python / Perl / Shell .