AI/ML driven ASIC Design and Implementation Principal Automation Engineer

Job Description As an “Principal AI/ML driven ASIC Design and Implementation Automation Engineer”, you will work in a dynamic environment to explore methodology, flows and tools to improve efficiency and quality of results (power, performance, area, and verification) for SoC and IP development teams across the organization. You'll be working and connecting with AI/ML and automation experts in the industry to explore state-of-the-art AI/ML CAD techniques as a part of VLSI CAD SW, prescribe key methods and requirements for tools & features to leverage for ASIC design. In this role, you will work & develop prototype solutions to evaluate various state-of-the-art AI/ML techniques to identify the best solutions in close collaboration with Architecture, IP design, SoC Design, Verification, Implementation and Design Enablement teams to drive new ways of working, improvements to current ways of working, addressing design quality challenges and continuously improve NXP Semiconductors design, verification and implementation flows. While developing these new ways of working, successful candidates will be working on actual designs and implementation to pilot and develop the automation. This opportunity is to enable Digital Transformation to leverage state-of-the-art AI/ML ideas to improve NXP designs for the Edge-AI, Automotive Processors and Advanced microcontrollers in NXP. Successful candidate will be working in a fast-paced engineering environment, on a leading-edge advanced node technologies enabling automated building of exciting and complex SoCs. Job Summary Explore research ideas and solutions that bring AI/ML applications to VLSI design Work closely with Academic research communities in AI/ML for VLSI design, Architecture teams, IP and SoC designers and SoC Implementation teams from multiple sites to explore and evaluate for leading edge SoC technologies serving multiple industries These automation applications include use of GenAI, Reinforcement Learning, Graph Neural Networks, and convolutional Networks Strong AI/ML expertise and software background required Job Qualifications BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related disciplines with strong background in SW development 12+ years of experience in developing complex SW projects, and hands-on expertise in programming using Python & C++ Hands on experience in Unix/Linux, revision control (Git, BitBucket), SW development and debug tools Excellent analytical problem solving skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Desirable skills/experience: Data structures, algorithms and SW development for optimization problems. Prior experience in VLSI CAD methodology and tool development Understanding or prior experience with EDA tools for design, verification, DFT and implementation Strong understanding of design, layout, constraints (SDC, Clocks, CDC, RDC), Static timing analysis, Low-power and Power-aware flows (UPF) Experience with Design revision control (GIT, DesignSync) and Make Splunk, Jenkins, LSF and CI/CD process More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013 NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. For more information, visit www.nxp.com Bright Minds. Bright Futures. We believe that a key component to growing our business is to develop our people. 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