Senior SOC/ASIC Physical Design Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $185,000–$241,550 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $363k versus about $213k for comparable roles.
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Arm Holdings plc is a leading British semiconductor and software design firm, established in 1990 and recognized for developing energy-efficient processor architectures that power nearly all smartphones and a vast range of IoT and computing devices.
Arm Holdings currently has 106 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $209,100–$282,900 across 106 roles with salary data.
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Sr Principal Engineer - CAD, SoC Floorplan and Advance Technode joins the solutions engineering team to develop and optimize end-to-end methodologies for advanced silicon and multi-die system solutions. The role involves driving technology optimization for PPA on sub-2nm and future process nodes, specifically focusing on floorplan, IP, Tech, PG, and signoff convergence. Key responsibilities include developing SoC and core floorplan methodologies for hierarchical and multi-die implementations, translating foundry and DTCO capabilities into production strategies for libraries, memories, routing resources, power delivery, and clocking. The position requires expertise in low-power methodologies, UPF-based implementation, and chip finishing. Candidates must possess strong programming skills in Python and C, experience with EDA tools, Git, and distributed compute environments. This role addresses the technical challenges of advanced-node integration and 2.5D/3D products through scalable automation and AI-assisted methodologies.
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