Physical Design Engineer

Physical Design Engineer (PnR / PPA / Timing Closure)
Mountain View CA / Austin TX
Open to Both FTE and Contract Option
Salary: Market
We are looking for a Physical Design Engineer with strong expertise in Place & Route (PnR), Power-Performance-Area (PPA) optimization, and timing convergence for advanced technology nodes.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive block-level physical design implementation from netlist to GDSII.
• Perform floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and physical verification.
• Optimize designs for Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) targets.
• Achieve timing closure across multiple corners and modes.
• Analyze and resolve setup, hold, transition, capacitance, and noise violations.
• Develop and maintain timing constraints (SDC) and STA signoff methodologies.
• Perform EMIR (Electromigration & IR Drop) analysis and closure.
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, and Signoff teams to ensure successful tapeout.
• Debug physical design issues and drive design convergence within project schedules.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Physical Design and PnR flow.
• Hands-on expertise in: o Floorplanning o Placement & Optimization o Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) o Routing o Timing Closure o Static Timing Analysis (STA) o Timing Constraints (SDC) o EMIR Analysis o PPA Optimization
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as: o Synopsys Fusion Compiler / ICC2 o PrimeTime o Cadence Innovus (optional) o RedHawk / Voltus (EMIR)
• Good understanding of low-power design techniques and signoff methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
• Experience in advanced nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm preferred).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional silicon teams.