Job Title: Senior Physical Design Engineer (HW Physical Design)

Experience: 5+ Years

Location: Bangalore / Chennai

Employment Type: Full-Time

The candidate should be capable of independently handling blocks/subsystems and collaborating with front-end, DFT, STA, and verification teams to drive successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Physical Design Implementation:

- Own and drive complete Physical Design implementation for ASIC/SoC blocks and hierarchical modules.

- Execute end-to-end PNR flow including: 1. Floorplanning 2. Power Planning 3. Placement 4. Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) 5. Routing 6. Physical Optimization 7. Timing Closure 8. ECO Implementation.

- Analyze and optimize designs for Power, Performance, and Area (PPA).

2. Timing Closure & STA:

- Perform timing analysis and closure for setup, hold, recovery, removal, and clock-related violations.

- Work closely with STA teams to achieve signoff timing requirements.

- Debug and resolve timing bottlenecks across multiple corners and modes.

- Understand and implement timing constraints effectively.

3. Physical Verification & Signoff:

- Perform and support signoff activities including: 1. Static Timing Analysis (STA) 2. Physical Verification (DRC/LVS) 3. Power Analysis 4. Formal Verification (LEC) 5. Low Power Verification 6. Signal Integrity Analysis 7. EM/IR Analysis.

- Ensure design compliance with foundry signoff requirements and tape-out readiness.

4. Power & Low Power Design:

- Develop and verify power distribution networks (PDN).

- Analyze power integrity and optimize for leakage and dynamic power.

- Support low-power methodologies such as: 1. UPF/CPF implementation 2. Power gating 3. Multi-voltage designs 4. Retention and isolation strategies.

5. Design Optimization:

- Optimize congestion, timing, area, and power during implementation stages.

- Perform root-cause analysis and develop solutions for implementation challenges.

- Support ECO generation and implementation for late-stage design changes.

6. Automation & Scripting:

- Develop and maintain automation scripts using TCL, Perl, Shell, or Python.

- Create utilities to improve Physical Design productivity and flow efficiency.

- Automate repetitive tasks and reporting mechanisms.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, Verification, and CAD teams.

- Participate in design reviews and implementation planning.

- Work closely with global teams to resolve design and implementation issues.

Required Technical Skills:

1. Physical Design Expertise:

- Strong hands-on experience in: 1. Floorplanning 2. Power Planning 3. Placement 4. CTS 5. Routing 6. Timing Closure 7. ECO Flows.

- Experience in handling block-level and hierarchical physical design implementation.

2. Signoff Knowledge:

- Strong understanding of: 1. STA 2. Power Analysis 3. Formal Verification (LEC) 4. Physical Verification (DRC/LVS) 5. Low Power Verification 6. EM/IR Analysis 7. Signal Integrity Analysis.

3. EDA Tools:

- Experience with one or more industry-standard tools: 1. Physical Design 2. Cadence Innovus 3. Synopsys ICC2.