Physical Design Engineer
Core
IC Physical Design Implementation for high-utilization, congestion, and timing-driven blocks.
Role type
IC Physical Design Engineer
Builds
Integrated circuits (ICs)
Domain
Semiconductor / VLSI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Floorplanning, Implementation, Timing closure, FV, CLP, PV, Netlist to GDS flow, STA, ECO writing, Debugging, Problem solving
Preferred skills
IR drop analysis, Multi-voltage domain experience, Low-power design, Perl/Tcl scripting
Technologies
Cadence (ICC, ICC2), Synopsys (Olympus, Caliber, STARXT, PTSI), Mentor (Rehawk), Apache
Responsibilities
Handle medium (~400K instances) and complex (~800K instances) blocks independently from netlist to GDS, perform timing closure and ECOs, debug high utilization and congestion issues
Seniority
Mid-level (3-5 years experience)