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We are part of Frontend EDA tools development team responsible for developing state of the art Front End verification, simulation and Formal verification tools and Flows critical for verifying high performance hardware design for IBM's next generation Systems(IBM P and Z Systems) which is used in Cognitive, ML, DL, and Data Center applications.
Your role and responsibilities
Role Overview
We are looking for a passionate and experienced EDA Methodology Engineer to join our Frontend EDA team, focusing on IBM Logic Equivalence Check tool Verity methodology development and application support. We are seeking energetic, highly motivated individuals willing to go the extra mile with the aim of helping the overall IBM development team.
Strong interpersonal skills are needed to coordinate deliverables and requirements from several areas within and outside of the organization. There are many opportunities to gain and utilize a deep understanding of future issues and provide input towards decisions affecting system development, logical and physical design as well as sophisticated methodology directions.
Individuals who are chosen to become a part of our world class development teams will be helping advance IBM’s leadership in developing the highest performing computers and changing hardware solutions. Do you want to be an IBMer? Come THINK with us!
Key Responsibilities- Provide user support for Verity and SEC tools: answer questions, identify root causes, and guide users to resolution.
- Triage failures: Isolate root causes such as HDL compilation issues, upstream tool errors, or bugs in related tools.
- Reproduce issues and collaborate with tool owners for fixes.
- Understand methodology flows and where Verity fits in:
- IBM Constructions/Gate Level Signoff (Synthesis flow)
- Hierarchical design checks
- Test model verification
- ECO methodology validation
- Methodology Integration: Handle new circuit types( E.g.: Latches, LCBs )
- Maintain and update the Verity User Guide.
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Individual contributor in the methodology development & application support of IBM's EDA equivalence checking tool, Verity.
- 5-8 years of overall industry experience.
- EDA Hardware Design Flows: Strong understanding of front-end and back-end flows.
- Boolean Logic: Logic transformations and troubleshooting.
- Debugging: Excellent troubleshooting skills; ability to learn and analyze code quickly.
- Scripting: Strong skills in Python, Perl, or Tcl.
- Linux/Unix: Working knowledge.
- Equivalence Checking: Understanding what it is and how it works.
Preferred technical and professional experience
Front end verification flow, Logic equivalence checking, VHDL/Verilog, Computer architecture, VLSI knowledge