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Title
Text copied to clipboard!Physical Design Engineer
Description
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We are looking for a skilled Physical Design Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for translating circuit designs into physical layouts, ensuring optimal performance, power efficiency, and manufacturability of integrated circuits. You will collaborate closely with circuit designers, verification engineers, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality semiconductor products. Your expertise in physical design tools, timing analysis, and design rule checks will be critical to the success of our projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in VLSI design, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include floorplanning, placement, routing, clock tree synthesis, and signoff processes. You will also be expected to identify and resolve physical design issues, optimize designs for area and power, and ensure compliance with manufacturing constraints. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge semiconductor technology and work with a team of passionate professionals.
Responsibilities
Text copied to clipboard!- Develop and implement physical design methodologies for integrated circuits.
- Perform floorplanning, placement, and routing of circuit components.
- Conduct timing analysis and optimize designs for performance and power.
- Collaborate with circuit designers to ensure design feasibility and manufacturability.
- Run design rule checks and fix violations to meet fabrication requirements.
- Participate in design reviews and provide technical feedback.
- Optimize designs for area, power, and signal integrity.
- Prepare documentation and reports for design processes and results.
- Work with verification teams to resolve design issues.
- Stay updated with the latest physical design tools and technologies.
Requirements
Text copied to clipboard!- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Proven experience in physical design of ASICs or SoCs.
- Strong knowledge of VLSI design principles and semiconductor processes.
- Proficiency with physical design tools such as Cadence Innovus, Synopsys IC Compiler.
- Experience with timing analysis and signoff tools.
- Good understanding of design for manufacturability and yield.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality.
Potential interview questions
Text copied to clipboard!- Can you describe your experience with physical design tools?
- How do you approach timing closure in your designs?
- What challenges have you faced in floorplanning and how did you overcome them?
- Explain your process for design rule checking and fixing violations.
- How do you optimize a design for power and area?
- Describe a situation where you had to collaborate closely with circuit designers.
