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PD Engineer

SivaltechSan Diego, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 5 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

🚀 We''re Hiring: Senior Physical Design (PD) Engineer

📍 Location: Bay Area, CA (Onsite)
💼 Experience: 8+ Years

Sivaltech is looking for an experienced Senior Physical Design (PD) Engineer to join our semiconductor team. If you have expertise in advanced-node ASIC physical design and are passionate about delivering high-quality silicon, we''d love to connect with you!

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform end-to-end ASIC physical design implementation from netlist to GDSII.

  • Drive Floorplanning, Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), Routing, and Physical Optimization.

  • Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA) and timing closure.

  • Resolve setup/hold violations, signal integrity, IR drop, and EM issues.

  • Execute physical verification (DRC/LVS) and ECO implementation.

  • Collaborate with RTL, Design Verification, DFT, and STA teams to achieve successful tape-outs.

  • Support advanced technology nodes and multiple ASIC tape-outs.

Required Skills

  • 8+ years of ASIC Physical Design experience.

  • Strong expertise in:

    • Floorplanning

    • Placement

    • CTS

    • Routing

    • Physical Implementation

    • Timing Closure

    • STA

    • Physical Verification

  • Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as:

    • Synopsys ICC2 / Fusion Compiler / PrimeTime

    • Cadence Innovus / Tempus

    • Calibre

  • Strong scripting skills in Tcl, Perl, Python, or Shell.

  • Experience with advanced process nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm, or below) is preferred.

Why Join Us?

  • Work on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies.

  • Collaborate with experienced engineering teams.

  • Contribute to innovative ASIC and SoC development programs.

📩 Interested? Please share your resume or reach out to discuss this opportunity.

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