Physical Design Engineer– Penang, Malaysia

Role Description:
This is a full-time on-site role for a Physical Design Engineer (PD) at XinPal in Penang, Malaysia. The Physical Design Engineer will be responsible for tasks such as physical verification, logic design, circuit design, and RTL design on a day-to-day basis.

Domain Expertise:

• Physical Design including:
• Floor-planning
• Place and Route (PnR)
• Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
• Physical Verification (DRC/LVS)
• Engineering Change Order (ECO) and Timing Closure

Responsibilities:

• Execute floor-planning and placement and routing tasks for advanced tech nodes (16nm/7nm/5nm/4nm/3nm).
• STA (Static Timing Analysis): Expertise in identifying and resolving timing violations using appropriate timing constraints.
• Synthesis and Constraints: Deep understanding of synthesis flows and timing constraints management.
• Identify and solve Calibre DRC/LVS issues efficiently.
• Handle manual ECOs effectively, including:

Clock push/pull adjustments, Net-delay insertion, and Associated shorts cleanup.

• Drive Power-Aware PD implementation using low-power design techniques.
• Work independently on Syn/PnR/STA/PD/PV Closure for live projects.