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Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineering Technical Lead

Cisco 🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States of America

$214,100 - $309,800 Full-time Senior

Lead full-chip RTL-to-GDSII implementation, including synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, timing analysis, power integrity, equivalence checks, and performance and die-size optimization. Improve design flows and methodologies, guide clock-tree and timing-closure strategies, coordinate with cross-functional teams and EDA vendors, and support ECO implementation and STA automation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-chip RTL-to-GDSII implementation, including synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, timing analysis, power integrity, equivalence checks, and performance and die-size optimization. Improve design flows and methodologies, guide clock-tree and timing-closure strategies, coordinate with cross-functional teams and EDA vendors, and support ECO implementation and STA automation.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with 12+ years of physical-design experience, a master's degree with 8+ years, or a PhD with 5+ years, along with full-chip experience and tapeouts at 7nm, 5nm, 3nm, or smaller. Candidates should have experience with RTL-to-GDSII flows and tools such as Innovus, PrimeTime or Tempus, RedHawk or Voltus, and Calibre; hierarchical design, timing closure, power integrity, floorplanning, clock design, and scripting are preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) With Matching Contributions
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Floating Holiday
  • Birthday Leave
  • Year-End Holiday Shutdown
  • Personal Wellness Leave
  • Paid Vacation
  • Sick Leave
  • Volunteer Leave
  • Annual Bonuses
  • Restricted Stock Units

Key Skills

Physical design RTL‑to‑GDSII flow Synthesis Floorplanning Place and route Timing closure Power integrity analysis Equivalence checking Design optimization Clock‑tree strategy STA automation ECO implementation Cadence Innovus Synopsys PrimeTime Synopsys Tempus Mentor Calibre RedHawk Voltus Hierarchical design Scripting (Tcl, Python) Cross‑functional coordination EDA vendor management Design methodology improvement

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