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JOB TITLE: Staff. Physical Design Engineer
The Staff. Physical Design Engineer joins the ASICS Engineering group to define, model, design, optimize, verify, validate, implement, and document IP development for high performance, high quality, and low power products. This role involves creating architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations based on system-level requirements. The engineer will evaluate process flows from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, timing, and power use. Key responsibilities include collaborating across software and hardware architecture teams to execute implementation strategies. The position requires proficiency with architecture and design tools, scripting tools, and programming languages. Candidates must utilize specific applications such as RTL to GDS Flow and Virtuoso to enable the design of individual blocks, SoCs, or IC packages while producing detailed technical documentation.
What does a Physical Design Engineer earn?
Median $177300 from 31 postings across 9 companies.
Define, model, design, and optimize IP development for high-performance, low-power products.
Create architectures, circuit specifications, logic designs, and system simulations based on requirements.
Develop and execute implementation strategies to meet system requirements and customer needs.
Evaluate process flows from high-level design through synthesis, place and route, and timing.
Use tools like RTL to GDS Flow and Virtuoso to design individual blocks or SoCs.
Write detailed technical documentation for EDA, IP, and ASIC projects.
Perform verification and validation of digital and analog designs.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (preferred).
3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience (preferred).
2+ years of experience with architecture and design tools (preferred).
2+ years of experience with scripting tools and programming languages (preferred).
2+ years of experience with design verification methods (preferred).