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Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design

Austin, TX💼 Full-time💰 $112,300–$166,280🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead physical design and methodology for next-generation high-performance processor chips in leading-edge CMOS processes for server, 5G/6G, and networking applications.

Role type

Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design

Builds

Custom Processor/ASIC solutions and data infrastructure IP

Domain

Semiconductor, Digital IC Design, Server/Networking Hardware

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full-chip integration, Place and route, Static timing analysis, Physical verification, RTL to GDS flows, Digital logic, Computer architecture, Verilog, Scripting (Shell, Python, TCL)

Preferred skills

Multi-voltage design, Low-power design techniques, Cadence Innovus

Technologies

Cadence Innovus, EDA tools, Verilog, Python, TCL, Shell

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Digital/RTL/Analog teams for design convergence; Implement multi-voltage designs through place and route, static timing, and physical verification; Drive assembly and design closure with RTL teams; Provide technical direction and mentoring to junior staff; Write automation scripts in Shell, Python, and TCL.

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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