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As an SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR, you will be responsible for the physical implementation of design partitions from netlist to tapeout for highly complex SOCs utilizing innovative process technology. Working closely with the logic design team, you will drive physical aspects early in the design cycle and manage the full netlist to GDS2 implementation while meeting specific schedule goals. Your daily responsibilities include timing, physical, and electrical verification, as well as driving signoff closure and optimizing partitions for Power, Performance, and Area. You will resolve flow issues and navigate complexities such as multiple voltage and clock domains, mixed signal block integration, and multi-vt strategies. The role requires expertise in floorplanning, power distribution, and industry standard tools to address design for yield and manufacturability within strict die size requirements.
Execute netlist to GDS2 implementation for complex SoC partitions.
Drive physical design aspects early in the design cycle with logic teams.
Perform timing, physical, and electrical verification to achieve signoff closure.
Optimize PnR partitions to achieve best Power, Performance, and Area results.
Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design.
Manage floorplanning, clock distribution, and power distribution for large SoC designs.
Address process-related issues including Design for Yield, Manufacturability, and multi-vt strategies.
What we're looking for
Minimum BS degree and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
Experience with partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock/power distribution, timing closure, and physical/electrical verification.
Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.
MS in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related field (preferred).
Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies exceeding 1GHz (preferred).
Familiarity with process-related issues including Design for Yield, Manufacturability, and multi-vt strategies (preferred).
Experience with industry standard tools and understanding of their capabilities and underlying algorithms (preferred).
Experience with typical SOC issues like multiple voltage/clock domains and mixed signal block integration (preferred).