Physical Design Engineer

3 days ago


Bangalore, 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.

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