Physical Design Engineer II (Full Time) - United States

Your Impact As a Physical Design Engineer with Acacia, you will focus on the technical execution of high-performance ASIC designs. Working as an individual contributor, you will own the RTL-to-GDSII implementation flow for advanced semiconductor nodes, ensuring that Acacia’s networking platforms meet rigorous power, performance, and area (PPA) targets. You will be responsible for the successful delivery of assigned blocks from specification through to tapeout. Implement end-to-end RTL-to-GDSII implementation for advanced nodes (sub-7nm) Perform floor planning, place and route, and clock/power distribution Conduct static timing analysis (STA) and drive timing closure for multi-mode/multi-corner designs Manage the physical design of assigned blocks, ensuring quality and consistency to project timelines Collaborate with the Physical Design team to debug and resolve complex physical implementation issues Implement ECO strategies and support sign-off processes Contribute to the refinement of design methodologies and standard processes within the engineering team Document and track progress for assigned project achievements Minimum Qualifications Completion, within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, a Bachelors + 2 years of relevant experience) or Masters + 0 years of relevant experience. Relevant fields include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field. Hands‑on experience in ASIC physical design and implementation. Working knowledge with hierarchical floorplanning, clock and power distribution, global sign‑and I/O planning along with physical convergence, timing closure, and hierarchical design methodology. Understanding power integrity and EMIR analysis. Preferred Qualifications Experience with scripting using languages such as TCL, Perl, Python, etc. Place & Route experience using tools such as Cadence Innovus or Synopsys ICC2. Experience formal equivalence check, timing closure, EMIR, physical verification DRC/LVS. Experience with block level EMIR closure. Physical Verification experience including tools such as Synopsys ICV or Mentor Calibre. Equal Employment Opportunity Cisco is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cisco Systems