Urgent Search: Physical Design Engineer

4 weeks ago


Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ACL Digital Full time
Job Title: Physical Design Engineer

Experience: 4+ Years

Location: Banglaore/Hyderabad

Employment Type: Full-time

Industry: Semiconductors / VLSI / ASIC Design

Job Summary:

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Physical Design Engineer to join our backend implementation team. The engineer will be responsible for RTL-to-GDSII implementation of complex SoC blocks or full-chip designs, targeting performance, power, and area (PPA) optimization and signoff closure.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own block-level or full-chip implementation from RTL to GDSII.
- Perform:
- Floorplanning and placement
- Clock tree synthesis (CTS)
- Routing and optimization
- Run and close timing (STA), IR drop, EM, DRC, LVS, and antenna checks.
- Drive physical verification and signoff across various corners and scenarios.
- Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, and power teams for successful integration.
- Implement and debug low-power design techniques (UPF/CPF-based flows).
- Apply congestion analysis, ECOs, and timing fixes across critical paths.
- Optimize for performance, power, and area using EDA tools and foundry guidelines.
- Prepare design reports and support tapeout activities.

Required Skills and Experience:

- B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, or VLSI Design.
- 4+years of experience in ASIC physical design.
- Strong hands-on experience with tools like:
- Place & Route: Cadence Innovus, Synopsys IC Compiler II (ICC2), Siemens Nitro
- STA: Synopsys PrimeTime
- Signoff: Calibre (DRC/LVS), RedHawk (IR/EM), Tempus
- Good understanding of physical design concepts: floorplan, placement, CTS, routing, ECO, and signoff.
- Familiarity with scripting languages: Tcl, Perl, Python for flow automation.
- Solid grasp of timing analysis, power grid design, and physical verification flows.

Interested can share Cv to Sharmila.b@acldigital.com

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