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Discover more at <a id="menurhut" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="http://www.asteralabs.com/" target="_blank">www.asteralabs.com</a>.</span></p></div><p> </p> <h1 class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-section-id="l2rpfr" data-start="0" data-end="39">Senior STA Engineer – Job Description</h1> <p data-start="41" data-end="163"><strong data-start="41" data-end="54">Position:</strong> Senior STA Engineer<br data-start="74" data-end="77"><strong data-start="77" data-end="92">Experience:</strong> 6+ years<br data-start="103" data-end="106"><strong data-start="106" data-end="119">Location:</strong> Ahmedabad<br data-start="130" data-end="133"><strong data-start="133" data-end="153">Employment Type:</strong> Full-time</p> <h3 data-section-id="1gkutcd" data-start="165" data-end="180">Job Summary</h3> <p data-start="181" data-end="519">We are looking for a <strong data-start="202" data-end="225">Senior STA Engineer</strong> with strong expertise in Static Timing Analysis, timing signoff, and timing closure for complex ASIC/SoC designs. The candidate will own timing analysis activities across the design flow and work closely with RTL, Synthesis, Physical Design, and Signoff teams to resolve complex timing issues.</p> <h3 data-section-id="164ueu3" data-start="521" data-end="545">Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul data-start="546" data-end="1999"> <li data-section-id="1r7x2uk" data-start="546" data-end="642">Own <strong data-start="552" data-end="578">STA and timing signoff</strong> activities from synthesis through physical design and tape-out.</li> <li data-section-id="177s0zq" data-start="643" data-end="720">Perform <strong data-start="653" data-end="682">MCMM/MMMC timing analysis</strong> across all functional and test modes.</li> <li data-section-id="17vnu9f" data-start="721" data-end="815">Analyze and debug <strong data-start="741" data-end="814">setup, hold, recovery, removal, min/max, and clock-related violations</strong>.</li> <li data-section-id="1ai3568" data-start="816" data-end="970">Develop, review, and validate <strong data-start="848" data-end="867">SDC constraints</strong>, including clocks, generated clocks, I/O delays, false paths, multicycle paths, and timing exceptions.</li> <li data-section-id="bevsbq" data-start="971" data-end="1102">Perform detailed <strong data-start="990" data-end="1030">clock tree and clock timing analysis</strong>, including skew, latency, uncertainty, jitter, and clock reconvergence.</li> <li data-section-id="168a4rc" data-start="1103" data-end="1199">Drive <strong data-start="1111" data-end="1129">timing closure</strong> in collaboration with RTL, synthesis, physical design, and ECO teams.</li> <li data-section-id="fknoyd" data-start="1200" data-end="1302">Analyze critical timing paths and recommend design, synthesis, placement, routing, or ECO solutions.</li> <li data-section-id="6uo78c" data-start="1303" data-end="1426">Perform timing analysis considering <strong data-start="1341" data-end="1425">OCV/AOCV/POCV, derates, SI/crosstalk, and process-voltage-temperature variations</strong>.</li> <li data-section-id="1u8ejn" data-start="1427" data-end="1517">Review timing constraints and methodology to ensure <strong data-start="1481" data-end="1516">signoff-quality timing analysis</strong>.</li> <li data-section-id="1qzqer7" data-start="1518" data-end="1604">Support <strong data-start="1528" data-end="1543">timing ECOs</strong> and evaluate their impact across multiple corners and modes.</li> <li data-section-id="14jafit" data-start="1605" data-end="1713">Develop and maintain <strong data-start="1628" data-end="1653">Tcl/Python automation</strong> for STA analysis, report generation, and flow optimization.</li> <li data-section-id="2q7pk2" data-start="1714" data-end="1799">Debug complex timing issues and provide technical guidance to junior STA engineers.</li> <li data-section-id="1rocp64" data-start="1800" data-end="1888">Participate in methodology development, flow improvements, and timing signoff reviews.</li> <li data-section-id="1o8j8uc" data-start="1889" data-end="1999">Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project milestones and <strong data-start="1963" data-end="1985">tape-out schedules</strong> are achieved.</li> </ul> <h3 data-section-id="akeeu6" data-start="2001" data-end="2030">Required Technical Skills</h3> <ul data-start="2031" data-end="2730"> <li data-section-id="1