Principal Layout Engineer

Physical Design (PD) Engineer – Job Description

We are hiring experienced Physical Design Engineers for ASIC/SoC projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Handle complete Physical Design flow from Netlist to GDSII
• Perform Floorplanning, Placement, CTS, Routing, and Physical Verification
• Work on timing closure, congestion analysis, and power optimization
• Perform STA analysis and fix setup/hold violations
• Handle ECO implementation and signoff activities
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, and STA teams for design convergence
• Ensure design meets PPA (Power, Performance, Area) targets

Required Skills

• Strong understanding of Physical Design flow
• Hands-on experience in:
• Floorplanning
• Placement & Optimization
• Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
• Routing
• STA & Timing Closure
• IR Drop / EM analysis
• Physical Verification (DRC/LVS)
• Experience with EDA tools fro...