Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Remote
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Job Description
Principal Physical Design Engineer Core Responsibilities• RTL-to-GDSII Execution: Own physical implementation of System-on-Chips (SoCs) or complex digital blocks.• Design Optimization: Manage floor-planning, bump planning, power grid design, and clock tree synthesis (CTS) to optimize chip performance.• Design Convergence: Resolve timing, congestions, EM/IR issues together with Frontend Designers• Signoff & Verification: Run Static Timing Analysis (STA) and physical verification. Fix Design Rule Checking (DRC) and Layout Versus Schematic (LVS) violations.• Methodology Development: Drive automation and improve flow robustness using scripting languages like Tcl, Python, or Perl.• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with architects, logic designers, and analog design team for tapeout readiness. Key Qualifications• Experience: 10+ years of relevant ASIC physical design experience (depending on degree level).• Process Knowledge: Deep tapeout experience in advanced technology nodes (e.g., 7nm, 5nm, 3nm).• Tool Mastery: Advanced proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools from vendors like Cadence (e.g., Innovus, , Tempus, Voltus, Pegasus, Calibre).• Technical Concepts: Expertise in physically aware synthesis, power domain analysis, and Electromigration/IR-drop (EM/IR) cleanup. celerocatsone
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