Principal Physical Design Engineer - MCU
Core
Lead physical design and implementation of complex, high-performance semiconductor integrated circuits for micro-controllers (MCUs) and edge processing solutions.
Role type
Principal Physical Design Engineer (MCU/SOC)
Builds
High-performance micro-controllers and edge processing ICs
Domain
Semiconductor / Hardware Design / Analog & Digital SOC
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Static Timing Analysis (STA), Floorplanning, Place & Route, Power Grid Design, Clock Tree Synthesis, Physical Verification (DRC/LVS), Power Integrity Analysis, Signal Integrity Analysis, EDA Tool Proficiency, Scripting (Tcl/Python/Perl), Semiconductor Device Physics
Preferred skills
Advanced tech nodes (16FF and below), Top-level design experience, Low power implementation, Equivalence checking
Technologies
Cadence Innovus, Synopsys Fusion Compiler/ICC2, Ansys RedHawk/PowerSI, Synopsys PrimeTime, Synopsys IC Validator, Cadence Pegasus/PVS, Mentor Calibre
Responsibilities
Drive physical design methodologies and flows; Perform comprehensive STA and timing closure; Conduct power and signal integrity analysis; Oversee physical verification for tape-out readiness; Collaborate with architecture, RTL, DFT, and package teams; Mentor junior engineers; Evaluate and adopt new EDA tools.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC design with mentorship