Position Details

Salary $226K – $1271K USD / year

Type Not Specified

Experience senior

Exp. Years 7+ years (PhD) or 10+ years (Master's)

Education Master's degree with 10+ years or PhD with 7+ years of hands-on experience

Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

Design and optimize high-performance digital blocks for advanced semiconductor devices, focusing on layout, timing, and power efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Layout design
Timing closure
Verify LVS/DRC/ERC
Analyze cell architectures
Collaborate with design and foundry teams

Technical Overview

Perform physical implementation, timing closure, and trade-off analysis using place and route tools, verification tools, and collaboration with foundry and packaging teams.

Ideal Candidate

A highly experienced IC design engineer with over 7 years of expertise in physical implementation, semiconductor technologies, and high-performance core design, capable of leading complex layout and verification tasks.

Must-Have Skills

Master's degree with 10+ years or PhD with 7+ years in engineeringExperience with physical implementationAdvanced semiconductor technologiesLow power and high-performance coresExperience with place and route tools

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with low power coresExperience with high-performance coresTrade-off analysisData-driven decision making

Tools & Platforms

Place and Route ToolsVerification ToolsCADPackagingFoundry

Required Skills

Layout DesignDigital High-Performance BlocksTiming ClosurePPAPower/Performance/AreaLVSDRCERCVerification ToolsCell ArchitecturesPhysical ImplementationSemiconductor TechnologiesLow PowerHigh-Performance CoresPlace and Route Tools

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationAnalytical ThinkingDecision MakingCross-Functional Collaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Semiconductor / Electronics

Job Function IC layout and physical implementation engineer

Role Subtype Physical Design Engineer

Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Linux

Keywords for Your Resume

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with place and route tools, No advanced semiconductor technology experience, No relevant master's or PhD in engineering

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