Senior Physical Design Engineer
Core
End-to-end execution of physical design for large System-on-Chip (SOC) blocks, covering synthesis, place-and-route, and all signoff stages.
Role type
Senior Physical Design Engineer (IC)
Builds
SOC blocks and subsystems for semiconductor products
Domain
Semiconductor / VLSI Physical Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Synthesis, place-and-route, clock construction, CTS, timing signoff, physical verification, EMIR, formal equivalence, low-power verification, floorplanning, extraction, PPA trade-offs
Preferred skills
Data-driven methodology exploration, tool/flow influence, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Advanced foundry process nodes, SOC design flows
Responsibilities
Drive end-to-end execution from synthesis through place-and-route ensuring completion of all signoff stages; Responsible for clock construction and CTS; Own complete PD execution of medium to large-size SOC block; Partner closely with PD flow/CAD team to flag & fix PD TFM issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC