VLSI Engineering Intern

About Seagate Technology

At Seagate, they know that data is always in motion, alive, and connected—and they harness it to maximize human potential. Since 1979, they have been creating precision-engineered data storage technologies that deliver superior capacity, speed, safety, and performance.

Your role

About the group:

The group is part of Seagate’s VLSI Organization spread globally across multiple sites. Seagate designs world-class controller SoCs for their HDDs. The group in Pune participates in the design, verification, physical design and post-silicon validation activities of these complex SoCs. This group has some of the best talents in the industry and has taped out many controller chips.

About the role - you will:

• Be able to work on block level Physical Design implementation using EDA tools for floor-planning, placement and timing analysis
• Understand Semi-custom IC design flow using IP libraries, concepts of Verilog netlist, the meaning of timing constraints and QOR checks
• Work on Physical design tasks including floor planning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, timing analysis and equivalence checking for designs
• Work on Timing analysis for sign-off corners and modes, report generation, analysis of the reports and suggesting timing/DRC fixes to fix the violations
• Complete internship project as per plan

Training, development & rotations

Seagate promotes a culture of learning and development for employees, with shared accountability between employees and managers. Their comprehensive talent-management cycle encourages continuous employee development. Employees use an annual performance review, career development planning, and ongoing feedback to set measurable performance goals. This allows them to measure performance, recognize accomplishments and identify areas for continued development.

They strive to offer the employees opportunities for learning and development starting on day one. They have a streamlined onboarding curriculum that outlines the expectations of new employees, connecting them with resources that enable them to be effective on the job. They also have an employee-driven plan for learning and development, which enables employees to leverage professional and management development programs offered in both virtual classrooms and instructor-led formats.

Salary & benefits

The annual salary for the role at this company can range from INR 2.4 to INR 3.5 LPA. (Source: Ambition Box). Listed below are some benefits:

• Employee stock purchase programs
• Health and wellness
• Pension
• Paid holiday time  
• Opportunities to learn and develop cutting-edge technologies
• Retirement savings opportunities
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Equity ownership opportunities.

Work-life balance

Work days are usually from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings. This role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from the office and home depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined by your future manager.

Culture & vibe

Seagate is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment where all employees are valued and participate fully in the Seagate employment experience. They strive to ensure employees feel free to contribute their personal best, not only as skilled workers but also as unique individuals. They maintain an environment where equal opportunity is available to all. Decisions about employees are based on achievements against job goals and/or standards and required competencies. 

About you

The requirements for the role are as follows:

• Knowledge of ASIC design flow and tools
• Good understanding of Circuit design and Logic design
• Good understanding of analogue circuit design and concepts
• Good understanding of timing concepts like setup time, hold time requirements, calculations of the maximum frequency of circuit operations, the effect of transition and load on circuit performance and power
• Basic understanding of the CMOS fabrication process
• Basic understanding of layout design for CMOS and BJT
• Basic understanding of power dissipation in different types of circuits
• Self-motivated & a strong team player
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies

Your experience includes:

• ASIC design flow, basic EDA tools for Physical design implementation
• Knowledge of Place and Route, Timing Analysis, Equivalence check
• Knowledge of Perl, Tcl, Shell or other scripting languages

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