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SoC Physical Design Senior Manager, HBM

Folsom, CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $177,000–$177,000🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of physical design and verification engineers to implement advanced HBM SoC logic/base die designs from netlist to GDSII, ensuring best-in-class PPA and robust signoff for tapeout.

Role type

Senior IC SoC Physical Design Manager (HBM)

Builds

Heterogeneous Integration Group (HIG) HBM SoC products

Domain

Semiconductor / Memory / SoC Physical Design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

SoC physical design implementation (netlist to GDSII), advanced node design, EDA tool proficiency (Cadence Innovus/Tempus, Synopsys ICC2/PrimeTime, Siemens Calibre), STA fundamentals, clocking and constraints, power intent (UPF/CPF), physical verification (DRC/LVS/ERC), hierarchical design integration, IR/EM analysis, tapeout execution, AI/LLM workflow development

Preferred skills

HBM/DRAM adjacent SoC design experience, mentoring junior engineers

Technologies

Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2, Synopsys PrimeTime, Siemens Calibre, UPF, CPF, SDC

Responsibilities

Recruit and mentor physical design teams; plan project resourcing and timelines; drive floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and optimization; manage timing closure across multi-mode/multi-corner scenarios; integrate complex IP (controllers, NOC, PHY-adjacent logic); coordinate physical signoff (DRC/LVS/IR drop); support tapeout and post-silicon debug; develop AI-driven design workflows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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