Sr.Lead STA Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Hardware Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

Job Overview:

As a Sr.Lead (STA) Engineer, you will be a key contributor to SoC level timing closure, working closely with RTL, CAD, DFT and physical design teams.
You will drive timing analysis and closure for complex, multi‑GHz designs across block, cluster, and full‑chip hierarchies, ensuring aggressive frequency and power targets are met.

 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work closely with RTL team to understand different protocols (DDR, PCIE, UCIE etc..), critical paths, and performance goals, and to define, implement, and validate timing constraints.
• Perform STA for high‑performance designs at block, cluster, and SoC/top‑level hierarchies across multiple modes, corners, and scenarios.
• Analyze timing on frequency‑critical paths and collaborate with RTL and DFT teams to drive logic and micro‑architectural fixes.
• Provide actionable timing feedback to block‑level and top‑level physical design engineers
• Generate and review timing ECOs (logic and physical) to close setup, hold, noise, and cross‑talk violations.
• Need to lead STA team for a given project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical/Electronic Engineering with 5-9 years of hands‑on experience in STA and timing closure.
• Strong experience with STA and timing closure for high‑performance SoCs.
• Expertise in multi‑clock, multi‑domain designs with aggressive frequency targets.
• Experience in deep sub‑micron technology nodes and advanced process technologies.
• Proven experience performing STA on large CPU/SoC designs with multi‑scenario and signoff‑quality closure.
• Familiarity with standard cell libraries, transistor fundamentals, and worst‑case corner selection for timing signoff.
• Strong understanding of industry‑standard synthesis, and tape‑out flows.
• Excellent communication skills to work effectively with  RTL designers, PD, and CAD teams.
• In‑depth knowledge of timing effects such as noise, cross‑talk, OCV/variation, and their impact on designs.
• Familiarity with both Tempus and Primetime STA tools
• Familiarity with scripting languages like perl, tcl, awk etc..

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