Principal Physical Design Engineer
Core
Leading physical design implementation and integration for cutting-edge semiconductor products at block, subsystem, sub-chip, and full-chip levels.
Role type
Principal Physical Design Engineer
Builds
Complex ASICs in leading edge technology
Domain
Semiconductor / VLSI Design
Required skills
Floorplanning, Synthesis, Placement, CTS, custom clocking, Routing, Static Timing, Physical Verification, Formal Equivalency, Power Efficiency, IR-Drop, EM analysis, Physical Design flow development/automation, Technology/IP/vendor selection
Preferred skills
Leading team to deliver planned goals, Driving PD team at SOC level, Working with limited direction
Technologies
Leading edge technology, Complex ASICs
Responsibilities
Execute physical design implementation and integration at block/subsystem/sub-chip/full-chip levels, Perform floorplanning, synthesis, placement, CTS, routing, static timing, and physical verification, Drive PD team to set and deliver quality results per milestone goals, Evaluate and recommend technology, IP, and vendor selection, Provide status of progress, issues, and risks to management
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with team leadership
