This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$159,525–$216,250
— the shaded band above.
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versus about
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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Listed pay typically runs
$145,200–$219,600
across 600 roles with salary data.
The Physical Design Engineer joins the ASICS Engineering team to support the development of high performance, high quality, and low power products. In this role, the engineer will define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP block and SoC development. Daily responsibilities include creating architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations based on requirements. The candidate will evaluate process flows from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use for custom circuit designs or layouts. To execute these tasks, the engineer will utilize tools such as Virtuoso and RTL to GDS Flow while writing technical documentation for EDA, IP, and ASIC projects. Required skills include experience with architecture and design tools, scripting tools, programming languages, and design verification methods within a complex integrated circuit environment.