Physical Design Engineer
Avance Consulting
Physical Design Engineer
We are looking for a Physical Design Engineer with strong expertise in Place & Route (PnR), Power-Performance-Area (PPA) optimization, and timing convergence for advanced technology nodes. Key Responsibilities:
- Drive block-level physical design implementation from netlist to GDSII.
- Perform floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and physical verification.
- Optimize designs for Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) targets.
- Achieve timing closure across multiple corners and modes.
- Analyze and resolve setup, hold, transition, capacitance, and noise violations.
- Develop and maintain timing constraints (SDC) and STA signoff methodologies.
- Perform EMIR (Electromigration & IR Drop) analysis and closure.
- Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, and Signoff teams to ensure successful tapeout.
- Debug physical design issues and drive design convergence within project schedules.
Required Skills:
- Strong experience in Physical Design and PnR flow.
- Hands-on expertise in:
- Floorplanning
- Placement & Optimization
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
- Routing
- Timing Closure
- Static Timing Analysis (STA)
- Timing Constraints (SDC)
- EMIR Analysis
- PPA Optimization
- Experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as:
- Synopsys Fusion Compiler / ICC2
- PrimeTime
- Cadence Innovus (optional)
- RedHawk / Voltus (EMIR)
- Good understanding of low-power design techniques and signoff methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
- Experience in advanced nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm preferred).
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with cross-functional silicon teams.
About the company:
Avance Consulting is a global leader in innovative talent solutions for diverse industries. Since 2007, we have been serving nearly a third of Fortune 500 companies and most of the top 100 technology companies worldwide.
Our team of 700+ experts offers Engineering Services, Information Technology, Digital and Executive Search solutions from our offices in North America, UK, Europe and APAC.
We understand the local markets and cultures and tailor our services to meet the needs of our clients. Our clients value our flexibility and agility, which enable us to deliver high-quality results at any scale across the globe.
This allows us to work with numerous industries at varying scale across the globe while ensuring the excellent service standard that our clients have come to expect.
At Avance you can learn new skills and technologies, have more advancement opportunities and career growth, being a part of our productive atmosphere, and a positive reinforcement culture.
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