Physical Design Engineer

Physical Design Engineer

Roles and Responsibility:

• Own

  RTL to GDS physical implementation flows

  for synthesis, floor-planning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing & power closure, EM/IR, PDV, and final PD sign off.
• Own physical design & implementation of

  high-performance designs

  from block level to system level components.
• Deep collaboration with Micro-architects to explore

  performance, power and area (PPA) trade-offs

  for high performance and low power designs.
• Conduct physical implementation feasibility studies and provide design recommendations for best PPA.
• Develop methodologies and recipes for various stages of physical implementation.
• Perform various

  physical design validation (PDV) flows

  for Timing, Power, EM/IR, etc., to ensure physical design quality.
• Perform

  design rule checking (DRC), LVS (Layout Versus Schematic) checks

  , and other physical verification tasks.

Qualifications and Preferred Skills:

• Experience in all aspects of

  physical design

  including synthesis, floor planning, place & route, timing & power closure, EM/IR, physical design validation, etc.
• Experience with

  synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis and PDV tools

  .
• Experience in implementing

  clock trees and power grids

  .
• Experience with

  scripting for physical design flow automation

  .
• Experience with Synopsys tools such as

  Design Compiler, Prime Time, ICC, Fusion Compiler

  , etc.
• Good knowledge of high-performance and

  low-power microarchitecture and logic design principles

  .
• Understanding of modern (

  sub 7nm

  ) sub-micron technology nodes and device physics.
• Basic knowledge of System/SoC Architecture and System Verilog RTL coding.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

QUALIFICATION:

• BS, MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related degree.