Senior Physical Design Engineer
Core
Drive Advanced Place & Route (APR) and physical verification (PV) signoff for high-performance CPU cores in 3nm and other leading-edge technology nodes.
Role type
Senior Physical Design Engineer (CPU implementation)
Builds
Silicon-proven high-performance CPU solutions
Domain
Semiconductor, CPU design, 3nm technology nodes
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced Place & Route (APR), Physical Verification (PV), Clock Tree Synthesis, PPA evaluation, Timing closure, Power optimization, Physical design signoff, Risk assessment, Flow development
Technologies
3nm, APR tools, PV tools, Clock tree synthesis tools
Responsibilities
Perform APR implementation and PV signoff for high-performance CPU designs; Develop and optimize advanced clock tree structures; Conduct early-stage PPA evaluation and risk assessment; Collaborate with front-end design, STA, IR/EM, and verification teams; Support and enhance design methodologies and flows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC