Senior Customer Support Engineer, Physical Design
Core
Senior technical escalation point and advisor for complex Physical Design (PD) challenges, debugging RTL-to-GDSII flows and optimizing PPA targets.
Role type
Senior IC Customer Support Engineer (Physical Design)
Builds
Robust reference documentation, user guides, and application notes for chip design customers.
Domain
Semiconductor / EDA / Physical Design
Required skills
Physical Design flow expertise (RTL synthesis, Place & Route, post-route signoff), EDA tool debugging, PPA optimization, scripting (TCL, Python), technical documentation
Preferred skills
Applications engineering background, experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler/ICC2, Cadence Innovus, or Genus
Technologies
Synopsys Fusion Compiler, ICC2, Cadence Innovus, Genus, TCL, Python
Responsibilities
Debug complex physical design roadblocks from synthesis to post-route closure, provide expert guidance on PD recipes for PPA targets, develop and maintain reference physical implementation flows, relay technical feedback to internal R&D teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
