Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Staff Device Engineer - Logic, Terafab

Hardware EngineeringUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of CMOS device engineering experience, primarily in device design, TCAD, or design enablement.
A degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Hands-on design experience with advanced logic transistors, including FinFET or gate-all-around devices.
Demonstrated design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) work translating device physics into design rules, models, and product targets.
Experience building or owning process design kit (PDK) content and governing device design rules.
Proficiency in TCAD process and device simulation and SPICE or compact device modeling.
Experience correlating simulation to silicon using parametric data, design of experiments, and statistical analysis.
Practical skill with modeling and data-analysis workflows, including Python and standard TCAD and SPICE tools.
Ability to lead technical direction with design teams without direct authority and mentor other engineers.
Ability to communicate device, model, and design-rule decisions to design, technology, and leadership audiences.

Responsibilities

Define logic device architecture and transistor targets through design-technology co-optimization (DTCO).
Own device design for advanced CMOS, including FinFET and gate-all-around devices, against performance, power, area, and cost objectives.
Build and govern the process design kit (PDK) and device design rules that support technology definition and design enablement.
Run TCAD process and device simulations to explore device options and set electrical targets before silicon.
Develop device models and correlate them to silicon, including compact models used in SPICE simulation.
Partner with circuit design to enable design closure, from model accuracy and design-rule intent through corner behavior.
Use parametric data, design of experiments, and electrical analysis to close gaps between TCAD, SPICE, and silicon.
Set the device and modeling roadmap, and lead technical decisions with design and technology development teams.
Mentor device and design-enablement engineers and set methods for modeling, design rules, and technology decisions.

Category	Terafab
Location	Austin, Texas
Requisition ID	285124
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Tesla is seeking a Staff Device Engineer in Austin to define logic CMOS device technology from the design side. This role owns device design, design-technology co-optimization (DTCO), and the models and design rules that let circuit design use the technology.</p><p>The work sits with the design team. You will build design enablement, from TCAD and SPICE models through the process design kit (PDK) and device design rules, and set the device roadmap for advanced logic CMOS, including FinFET and gate-all-around (GAA) devices.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Define logic device architecture and transistor targets through design-technology co-optimization (DTCO)
Own device design for advanced CMOS, including FinFET and gate-all-around devices, against performance, power, area, and cost
Build and govern the PDK and device design rules that support technology definition and design enablement
Run TCAD process and device simulation to explore device options and set electrical targets before silicon
Develop device models and correlate them to silicon, including compact models used in SPICE simulation
Partner with circuit design to enable design closure, from model accuracy and design-rule intent through corner behavior
Use parametric data, design of experiments, and electrical analysis to close gaps between TCAD, SPICE, and silicon
Set the device and modeling roadmap, and lead technical decisions with design and technology development
Mentor device and design-enablement engineers and set the methods for modeling, design rules, and technology decisions

Job Requirements

10+ years in CMOS device engineering, with the core of that work in device design, TCAD, or design enablement
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Hands-on design of advanced logic transistors, including FinFET or gate-all-around devices
Demonstrated DTCO work that turned device physics into design rules, models, and product targets
Experience building or owning PDK content and device design rule governance
Proficiency in TCAD process and device simulation and in SPICE or compact device modeling
Record of correlating simulation to silicon using parametric data, design of experiments, and statistical analysis
Practical skill with modeling and data analysis flows, including Python and standard TCAD and SPICE tools
Proven ability to lead technical direction with design teams without direct authority, and to mentor other engineers
Clear communication of device, model, and design-rule decisions to design, technology, and leadership audiences

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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