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Sr. Physical Design Engineer

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior Physical Design Engineer owning full-chip and block-level physical implementation from RTL to GDSII for high-performance ASICs in advanced TSMC nodes (5nm/3nm).

Role type

Senior IC physical design engineer (advanced nodes)

Builds

High-performance ASICs using TSMC 5nm and 3nm processes

Domain

Semiconductor / Advanced Node ASIC Design

Deliverable

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

Required skills

floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, timing closure, power closure, area closure, signoff debugging, Tcl scripting, Python scripting, Perl scripting

Preferred skills

high-speed PHY implementation (SerDes, UCIe), EM/IR analysis, power grid optimization, congestion analysis, 2.5D/3D design (CoWoS, SoIC-X), high-frequency datapath support

Technologies

Synopsys ICC2, RedHawk SC, Cadence Innovus, Voltus, Siemens Calibre

Responsibilities

Own full-chip and block-level physical implementation including floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and physical verification; Collaborate with RTL and STA teams for timing, area, and power closure; Apply advanced techniques for multi-voltage/multi-frequency domains and congestion mitigation; Perform tapeout signoff activities including PV, EM/IR, ESD, and ejobview

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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