Sign up to access all features of our service.
  • Job search
  • Favorites
  • Create a CV
    New
  • Salaries
  • Subscriptions

Physical Design Engineer

Texas State Library and Archives Commision

We're looking for a hands-on Physical Design Engineer to support complex SoC projects for our client who designs and delivers advanced System-on-Chip solutions across multiple emerging technologies. They provide high-performance custom solutions for cutting-edge applications. You'll collaborate with customers, frontend, and integration teams to ensure successful tape-outs, contributing across all phases of physical design. Profile of preferred candidate includes 10 + years of hands-on experience, custom ASIC, strong communication skills, experience with multiple tape outs from inception, small company experience. Local candidates are preferred.


Key Responsibilities:


Pre-layout STA for feasibility and timing constraint validation


Chip/block-level floorplanning and pin assignment


Clock spec review and clock tree synthesis


Placement, routing, and timing optimization


Sign-off tasks: RC extraction, STA, IR-drop analysis, and physical verification


Customer meetings and technical presentations


Qualifications


BSEE with 5+ years experience; MSEE preferred


Strong experience in ASIC physical design and SoC development (28nm/16nm)


Proficient in ICC2/Innovus, scripting (Perl/Tcl/Python)


Knowledge of frontend design and hierarchical layouts


Familiar with power/IR-drop tools (PrimePower/Redhawk) and STA (PrimeTime)


Skilled in PV tools and debugging PV errors


Excellent communication and problem-solving skills


Why is This a Great Opportunity


Leading custom ASIC and SoC development company with a pipeline of new technology projects for top companies. Employees are real contributors, often working independently or as part of a small team. Will work of full project lifecycle from inception to tapeout.

Vacancy posted 20 hours ago
Similar jobs that could be interesting for youBased on the Physical Design Engineer in Milpitas, CA vacancy
  • $100k

     ...hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.Tenstorrent is seeking a SoC Physical Design Verification Engineer to drive full-chip signoff and ensure manufacturable, high-quality silicon across advanced technology nodes. You’ll... 
    Suggested
    Permanent employment

    Tenstorrent

    Santa Clara, CA
    3 days ago
  • $116k - $166k

    Participate in the Physical Design (PD) of blocks for complex TPU chips.Contribute to the design and closure of the subchip and individual...  ....Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field,... 
    Suggested
    Worldwide

    Google

    Sunnyvale, CA
    3 days ago
  • $100k

     ...solving hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.Tenstorrent is seeking talented Physical Design Engineers to implement high-performance partitions for an industry-leading AI SOC. You'll own the complete implementation flow from... 
    Suggested
    Permanent employment

    Tenstorrent

    Santa Clara, CA
    16 hours ago
  • Position:Physical Design Engineer II (eInfochips Inc)Job Description:What You'll Be Doing:Execute synthesis, PNR, and STA for assigned partitions of ASIC chip adhering to strict schedules and design goals.Work closely with architects, RTL designers, and DFT engineers to... 
    Suggested
    Full time
    Work at office

    Arrow ECS

    San Jose, CA
    4 days ago
  • $100k

     ...We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.Tenstorrent is seeking an exceptional Senior-level Physical Design Engineer to drive top-level implementation of our complex AI and CPU System-on-Chip designs. You'll orchestrate cross-disciplinary... 
    Suggested
    Permanent employment

    Tenstorrent

    Santa Clara, CA
    2 days ago
  • $230k - $280k

     ...750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.About The RoleAs a member of our tight knit physical design team, you will be working on the design and analysis of 3D integrated products. This role involves a combination of traditional... 

    Cerebras Systems

    Sunnyvale, CA
    4 days ago
  • $140k - $229.8k

    Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:As a leading technology...  ...ASIC Team is actively seeking candidates for several physical design engineering positions in our SOC and core design team. As a... 
    Work experience placement
    Work from home

    Qualcomm

    Santa Clara, CA
    4 days ago
  • $100k

     ...hard problems. We are growing our team and looking for contributors of all seniorities.Tenstorrent is seeking a talented Physical Design Engineer to implement high-performance blocks for our industry-leading CPU and AI/ML architectures. You'll own the complete implementation... 
    Permanent employment

    Tenstorrent

    Santa Clara, CA
    3 days ago
  • $122.44k - $232.19k

     ...better brings. We work every single day to design and manufacture silicon products that...  ...products that will power the coming era of physical AI systems-beyond the reach of GPUs and...  ...silicon team, seeking physical design engineers passionate about innovation at the intersection... 
    Full time
    Internship
    Local area
    Immediate start
    Shift work

    Intel

    Santa Clara, CA
    2 days ago
  • $120k - $250k

     ...mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. MatX is seeking silicon physical design engineers to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance... 
    Full time
    Work experience placement
    Local area
    Remote work
    Monday to Friday
    Flexible hours

    MatX

    Mountain View, CA
    4 days ago
  • $136k - $218.5k

     ...limits of current EDA. NVIDIA's interposer designs are among the most complex in the...  ...for them is a small group of high-impact engineers who define how that design process works...  ...package design along with interposer and IC physical design.Strong expertise in developing... 
    Full time

    Nvidia

    Santa Clara, CA
    16 hours ago
  • $168k - $264.5k

     ...inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.We are looking for a physical design engineer to be a part of NVIDIA’s physical design (PD) methodology team driving innovation in PD across all of NVIDIA's products -... 
    Full time
    Remote work

    Nvidia

    Santa Clara, CA
    4 days ago
  • $168k - $264.5k

    We are now looking for a Senior Physical Design Engineer. NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing.... 
    Full time

    Nvidia

    Santa Clara, CA
    4 days ago
  • $136k - $218.5k

     .... This is our life’s work, to amplify human inventiveness and intelligence.We are now looking for a motivated Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineer, Netlisting to join our dynamic and growing team. If you want to challenge yourself and be a part of something great, join... 
    Full time
    Shift work

    Nvidia

    Santa Clara, CA
    16 hours ago
  • $168k - $264.5k

     ...Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.NVIDIA is looking for best-in-class Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, PPA Fusion Compiler to join our outstanding Networking Silicon engineering team, developing the industry's best... 
    Full time

    Nvidia

    Santa Clara, CA
    4 days ago
  • $163k - $237k

    Participate in the Physical Design of complex blocks.Contribute to the design and closure of the full chip and individual blocks from RTL...  ...RTL.Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field,... 
    Worldwide

    Google

    Sunnyvale, CA
    1 day ago
  • $141.91k - $200.34k

     ...Job Description: About the RoleJoin the Design Technology Platform (DTP) organization within...  ...will contribute to the development of physical design methodologies and drive full-chip...  ...:Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field with minimum of 5 years... 
    Full time
    Work experience placement
    Local area
    Immediate start
    Shift work

    Intel

    Santa Clara, CA
    16 hours ago
  • $126.8k - $190.9k

     ...one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a forward-thinking and unusually hardworking Physical Design Engineer. As a member of our wide-ranging group, you will have the rare and great opportunity to craft upcoming products that will... 
    Relocation

    Apple

    Cupertino, CA
    3 days ago
  • $150k - $170k

     ...70,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from eInfochips (An Arrow Company) Semiconductor and Engineering Talent Acquisition Professional !!! Position: Sr. Physical Design Engineer (eInfochips Inc) Experience: 10+ years (Relevant) What candidate will Be Doing: Netlist... 
    Full time
    Temporary work
    Work at office

    Einfochips

    San Jose, CA
    1 day ago
  • $157.3k - $212.8k

     ...Machine Learning Acceleration team you’ll be responsible for the design and optimization of Hardware in our data centers including...  ...through excellent collaboration and teamwork with other physical design engineers as well as with the RTL/Arch. teamsBasic qualifications-... 
    Full time
    Local area
    Flexible hours

    Amazon

    Cupertino, CA
    4 days ago
  • $183k - $247.6k

    Annapurna Labs designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve...  ...of emergent technologies. We’re looking for an ASIC Physical Design Engineer to help us trail-blaze new technologies and architectures,... 
    Local area
    Flexible hours

    Amazon

    Cupertino, CA
    3 days ago
  • $164.47k - $311.89k

    Job Details:Job Description: As a Physical Design Timing Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the performance, power efficiency, and functionality of Intel's cutting-edge System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. Your expertise will directly impact product quality, enabling... 
    Full time
    Internship
    Local area
    Immediate start
    Shift work

    Intel

    Santa Clara, CA
    1 day ago
  • $155k - $210k

     ...SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.PHYSICAL DESIGN ENGINEER II (SILICON ENGINEERING)At SpaceX we’re leveraging our experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink,... 
    Permanent employment
    Temporary work
    Worldwide
    Weekend work

    SpaceX

    Palo Alto, CA
    2 days ago
  • $150.4k - $277.6k

     ...SoC Physical Design Engineer, STA/Timing Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could... 
    Relocation

    Apple

    San Jose, CA
    20 hours ago
  •  ...apply. Job Description: Broadcom is searching for a Physical Verification PD Engineer to join the Asic Products Division. This position...  ...level floorplan, I/O and bump planning Resolve physical design issues related to chip integration and assembly Provide... 
    Local area
    Remote work

    Broadcom Corporation

    San Jose, CA
    20 hours ago
  • $2,000 per month

     ...hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and...  ...top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure...  ...Etched is looking for exceptional Physical Design engineers to join our team. In this... 
    Work at office
    Relocation package

    ETCHED LLC

    San Jose, CA
    3 days ago
  •  ...Physical Design Engineer Building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Seeking exceptional PD engineers to join our team. The candidate will be responsible for working with 3rd party design services to implement and verify physical designs... 

    Ethan Alexander Group, Inc.

    Cupertino, CA
    3 days ago
  • $155k - $222.6k

     ...powering Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design networking hardware for enterprises, service providers, the...  ...Experience with hierarchical design, timing closure, physical convergence, and power integrity analysis. Experience with static... 
    Full time
    Temporary work
    Local area
    Worldwide
    Flexible hours

    Webex Events (formerly Socio)

    San Jose, CA
    2 hours ago
  •  ...Physical Design Engineer - Location: San Jose OR Irvine, CA Our client develops specialized semiconductor solutions for the edge, building processors capable of running AI workloads alongside bandwidth-intensive sensors and wireless platforms. Their systems are designed... 
    Full time
    H1b
    Visa sponsorship
    Relocation package

    Gyga Force Co

    San Jose, CA
    1 day ago
  •  ...part of our Silicon Technologies group, you’ll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance...  ...devices. This role requires a mix of strategic engineering along with hands-on experience in physical design and large chip integration, being responsible... 
    Temporary work

    Apple

    Santa Clara, CA
    4 days ago

Do you want to receive more vacancies?

Subscribe and receive similar vacancies to Physical Design Engineer. Be the first to apply!