CareerPlan

AI/ML Physical Design Flow Engineer

AustinFull-time$100k2026-07-14 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United StatesU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Architecting and deploying AI/ML-driven solutions into production physical design flows to improve PPA and runtime on advanced semiconductor nodes.

Role type

Senior IC physical design flow engineer (AI/ML integration)

Builds

Next-generation, ML-enabled physical design flows and custom CAD tools for high-performance AI chips

Domain

Semiconductor hardware design / AI/ML infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Physical Design CAD methodology, RTL-to-GDS flows, EDA tools (Fusion Compiler), Python/Tcl, data analysis, ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow)

Preferred skills

Experience with floorplanning, synthesis, P&R, STA, signoff, hierarchical flows

Technologies

Fusion Compiler, PyTorch, TensorFlow

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional efforts solving complex physical design challenges across IPs and advanced nodes; Develop and enhance RTL-to-GDS methodologies; Optimize EDA tools and custom CAD flows using data-driven and ML-based techniques; Collaborate with verification, extraction, timing, DFT, and EDA vendors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC