Backend Engineer

Chain Reaction designs and builds hardware that fuels disruptive blockchain technologies by accelerating compute performance. Our world-class teams are transforming the future of data, creating the infrastructure that will power the next generation of secure, scalable, green computing. The main bottleneck in scaling cutting-edge solutions in privacy tech, data analysis, and real-time computing is acceleration – existing hardware cannot keep up with data processing needs. Chain Reaction’s products reshape how data is processed and used on a global scale, and we’re looking for the brightest people to join us.    We are seeking talented and driven individuals to become part of our Yoqneam IC team.

Responsibilities

• Floor Planning Top to Bottom & Bottom up – Block level. Exploring different floorplan structures to achieve both the best area & ease of convergence.  
• Generate high-quality PnR results for one or more digital blocks by applying engineering best practices.
• Optimize designs based on key metrics, including power, area, and performance trade-off analyses.
• Drive sign-off timing convergence for high-performance designs at the block level, including DRC and LVS signoff
• Analyze power integrity (EMIR) results of blocks and apply corrective measures to resolve identified issues.
• Collaborating closely with frontend, verification, architecture, physical design, and analog teams.
• Work closely with EDA (Electronic Design Automation) vendors on the latest tool feature development and qualification.  
  
  

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.   
• 4+ years’ experience with physical design.
• Expert knowledge of the entire backend design flows from RTL to TO. 
• Power user of EDA tools from Synopsys (DC/ICC2/FC/PT/STAR-RC/FM), Cadence (EDI/Innovus/Voltus).
• Experience in Clock/Power Distribution, P&R, Timing closure, RC Extraction, and physical verification (DRC/LVS) on advanced technology nodes.
• Strong independent and motivated to learn quickly, hard-working, and results oriented.  
• Good social skills and ability to work collaboratively with other teams.  
  
  

• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces such as PCIe, and DDR.  
• Experience with low-power design techniques such as multiple power domains, power switches, level shifting, isolation, and dynamic voltage/frequency scaling using Unified Power Format (UPF).
• Experience with advanced Engineering Change Order (ECO) techniques including full-layer and metal-only changes
• Familiarity with advanced DFT flows & tools.  
• Strong proficiency in scripting language, such as, Perl, Tcl, Python, Make, and automation methods/algorithms.