Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design
Core
Senior Staff GPU Physical Design Engineer shaping physical implementation and methodology innovation for high-performance GPU and system-level IP to achieve market-differentiating power, performance, and area (PPA) goals.
Role type
Senior Staff IC physical design engineer
Builds
High-performance GPU and SoC IPs for mobile, automotive, and custom market segments
Domain
Semiconductor / Advanced Node Physical Design
Required skills
full-chip and block-level implementation (floorplanning, placement, routing, timing closure, signoff), low-power design, physical verification (DRC/LVS), timing analysis and convergence (STA, signal integrity, reliability), EDA tool proficiency (Synopsys/Cadence: ICC2/Fusion Compiler/Innovus, PrimeTime/Tempus, StarRC), scripting and automation (Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl)
Preferred skills
advanced-node designs (≤5nm), DTCO methodologies, implementation scalability
Technologies
Synopsys ICC2/Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, PrimeTime, Tempus, StarRC, Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl
Responsibilities
Shape full-chip and block-level implementation strategies; Contribute to implementation strategies for PPA targets; Advance methodology and flow innovation (automation, tool optimization); Enable cross-functional collaboration for flow adaptation; Mentor junior engineers and foster innovation culture
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
