Physical Design Backend Engineer
Core
Physical design of high-speed communication chips, optimizing power, area, and performance under challenging constraints.
Role type
Senior IC physical design engineer (silicon)
Builds
High-speed networking silicon chips
Domain
Semiconductor / Networking
Required skills
RTL2GDS flow, synthesis, power and clock distribution, place and route, timing closure, power and noise analysis, physical verification, LVS/DRC, PNR, STA
Preferred skills
High cell count design experience, HS blocks experience, complex timing and congestion resolution
Technologies
Synopsys, Cadence
Responsibilities
Physical design of blocks according to specifications, resolving complex timing and congestion problems, executing RTL2GDS development flows, participating in inflows development
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC
