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Senior Physical Design Engineer

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Senior Physical Design Engineer who owns the full RTL-to-GDSII flow for complex ASIC/SOC blocks: floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, and signoff (timing, IR, EM, DRC/LVS). Work centers on PPA optimization and ECO closure using tools like Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, RedHawk, and Calibre.

Own the physical design flow from RTL - GDSII for complex blocks/sub-systems.
Drive floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing and signoff (timing, IR, EM, DRC/LVS)
Coordinate with block-level PD owners if necessary and ensure seamless integration at sub-system level.
Analyze and optimize PPA (Power, Performance, Area) to meet design targets.
Collaborate with RTL, STA, power DFT and verification for design convergence.
Lead ECO cycles for timing, congestion and physical signoff closure.
Review and debug physical verification and timing issues.



Requirements

4-8 years of experience in ASIC/SOC Physical Design.
Strong expertise in industry standard PD tools (Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, RedHawk, Calibre)
Proven experience in block/sub-system level integration and signoff flows.
Good understanding of STA, Physical Verification and low-power design methodologies (UPF/CPF)
Hands on experience with lower process nodes (16nm and below preferred)
Strong debugging and problem solving skills in timing, congestion and physical verification
Hands on experience in handling Analog custom routes, understanding specification to meet R and C
Experience in multi-voltage, multi-frequency design
Knowledge of EM/IR-drop analysis and mitigation
Excellent communication and leadership skills


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