Physical Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA, US • Posted 7 hours ago • Updated 7 hours ago
Contract W2
6 Months
No Travel Required
On-site
$80 - $85/hr
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Job Details

Skills

  • Physical Design
  • Floor Planning

Summary

Job Title: Physical Design Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA // Onsite

Only local candidates allowed

Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract

 

Job Description:

Exposure to TSMC 2NP/3NP is must

Perform end‐to‐end physical design flow:

  • Floorplanning
  • Power planning (PG grid, IR)
  • Placement & optimization
  • CTS (Clock Tree Synthesis)
  • Routing
  • Post‐route optimization

Achieve timing closure across all modes and corners

Resolve DRC, LVS, ERC and signoff violations

Handle low‐power design techniques:

  • Multi‐Vt, Multi‐voltage (UPF)
  • Power gating, clock gating

Perform physical verification and signoff:

  • STA (Primetime)
  • SI / Crosstalk
  • IR drop & EM analysis

Work on advanced nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm or below)

Collaborate with:

  • RTL & Micro‐architecture teams
  • DFT & Test engineers
  • Foundry and CAD teams

Debug complex timing, congestion, power, and variability issues

Drive methodology improvements and automation (scripts/flows)

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  • Dice Id: 90989446
  • Position Id: 9109072
  • Posted 7 hours ago
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Sivaganeshan Unnikrishnan

Sivaganeshan Unnikrishnan

Amiseq Inc. Recruiter @ Amiseq Inc.
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