Staff Engineer, Physical Design Engineering

The role involves end-to-end physical implementation of ASIC/SoC designs, ensuring optimal performance, power, and area (PPA) while meeting timing and manufacturability requirements. Key responsibilities include executing RTL-to-GDSII flow, performing various analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for seamless integration.

Responsibilities

• Execute RTL-to-GDSII flow including synthesis, floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and optimization
• Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA), power integrity checks, signal integrity (SI), and electromigration (EM) analysis
• Optimize PPA metrics through congestion analysis, routing strategies, and library utilization
• Ensure DRC/LVS compliance, run physical verification, and manage ECOs for design revisions
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, packaging, and backend teams for seamless integration
• Customize design flows, automate processes using TCL, Python, Perl, and contribute to CAD development

Requirements

• B.Tech/M.Tech in Electrical/Electronics Engineering
• 9–12 years in physical design implementation of complex high-speed SoCs on advanced nodes (28nm, 22nm, 16nm, 10nm, 5nm)
• Expertise in floorplanning, power planning, placement & routing, clock planning, CTS, and parasitic extraction
• Strong knowledge of Static Timing Analysis, constraint development, and sign-off
• Ability to innovate flows to meet QoR targets and ensure predictability
• Good understanding of device/interconnect and circuit aspects of UDSM technologies
• Proficiency in TCL, Python, or other scripting languages

Key Skills

• Expertise in floorplanning, power planning, placement & routing, clock planning, CTS, and parasitic extraction
• Strong knowledge of Static Timing Analysis, constraint development, and sign-off
• Ability to innovate flows to meet QoR targets and ensure predictability
• Good understanding of device/interconnect and circuit aspects of UDSM technologies
• Proficiency in TCL, Python, or other scripting languages