Physical Design Engineer (Staff / Sr. Staff / Principal)
Core
Drive physical implementation and sign-off of critical blocks for next-generation AI and high-performance computing silicon from RTL to GDSII.
Role type
Staff/Sr. Staff/Principal Physical Design Engineer
Builds
Next-generation AI and high-performance computing silicon
Domain
Semiconductor / High-performance computing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
RTL design, synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, extraction, physical verification, EM/IR analysis, PPA optimization
Preferred skills
Advanced process technology expertise, complex design closure problem solving, physical design methodology development
Technologies
GDSII, RTL, STA, DFT, CAD tools
Responsibilities
Own complex designs from RTL to GDSII, achieve aggressive PPA targets on advanced process technologies, contribute to physical design methodology, optimize implementation flows, solve complex design closure challenges
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC
