Physical Design Engineer

Day to Day: A large semiconductor manufacturing company's DSP Team is actively seeking talented Physical Design Engineers to join their DSP PD team. As a Physical Design Engineer, you will innovate, develop, and implement DSP cores using state-of-the-art tools and technologies. This role requires strong expertise in physical design flow, tapeout readiness, and Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) optimization for advanced technology nodes.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in Physical Design for ASIC/SoC.
• Proven tapeout experience with successful delivery of complex cores.
• Hands-on expertise with:
• Place & Route tools: Cadence Innovus and/or Synopsys ICC2/Fusion Compiler
• Physical verification: DRC/LVS sign-off flows
• Strong understanding of DFT, multi-mode/multi-corner designs, and ECO flows.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, TCL, Python) and Linux/Unix environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with latest advanced technology nodes.
• Knowledge of power integrity analysis (IR-drop, EM) and low-power design techniques.
• Familiarity with formal verification , understanding of DFM and post-silicon validation .