Physical Design (PD) Engineer – Job Description
We are hiring experienced Physical Design Engineers for ASIC/SoC projects.
Job Responsibilities
Handle complete Physical Design flow from Netlist to GDSII
Perform Floorplanning, Placement, CTS, Routing, and Physical Verification
Work on timing closure, congestion analysis, and power optimization
Perform STA analysis and fix setup/hold violations
Handle ECO implementation and signoff activities
Collaborate with RTL, DFT, and STA teams for design convergence
Ensure design meets PPA (Power, Performance, Area) targets
Required Skills
Strong understanding of Physical Design flow
Hands-on experience in:
Floorplanning
Placement & Optimization
Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
Routing
STA & Timing Closure
IR Drop / EM analysis
Physical Verification (DRC/LVS)
Experience with EDA tools from:
Cadence Design Systems (Innovus)
Synopsys (ICC2, PrimeTime)
Siemens EDA
Knowledge of TCL/Perl/...