Senior Custom Design Engineer

The role is a Senior Custom Design Engineer at a company in Zürich, Switzerland. The company is developing cutting-edge compute-in-memory technology, focusing on high-performance, low-power SRAM and custom-digital sub-systems. The main day-to-day responsibilities include designing and verifying embedded SRAM or custom digital blocks, such as caches and register files. The engineer will optimize performance, power, and area (PPA) on advanced nodes, ensuring stability and addressing variation. They will define digital boundaries and timing budgets for seamless integration, plan and execute silicon correlation, and collaborate with layout teams on floorplanning and routing. Additionally, the role involves enhancing methodologies through scripting for characterization, regression, and reporting, and contributing to specifications and checklists. The must-have requirements include a Master's or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, a minimum of 5 years of experience in custom digital, analog, or SRAM design, and proven ownership of complete design cycles for sub-blocks. Strong expertise in high-performance and low-power circuit design on FinFET nodes, including bitcell stability and periphery trade-offs, is essential. Excellent communication skills and a self-directed, organized, and delivery-oriented approach to work are also required. Nice-to-have skills include experience with scripting in Python or Tcl for characterization, regression, and reporting. The location in Zürich, Switzerland, offers a dynamic and innovative environment for professionals passionate about advanced circuit design and optimization. What the role asks for: - A Master's or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering - 5 years of experience in custom digital, analog, or SRAM design - Ownership of complete design cycles for sub-blocks - Strong expertise in high-performance and low-power circuit design on FinFET nodes - Excellent communication skills - A self-directed, organized, and delivery-oriented approach to work - Experience with scripting in Python or Tcl for characterization, regression, and reporting (nice-to-have)