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Physical Design Engineer

cloudingest inc
Sunnyvale, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 10/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/23/2026
Role : Physical Design Engineer 
 
Location- Sunnyvale, CA- Onsite
 
Need a PDE with front end experience who is good with Synthesis, PDE flow and placement optimization.
 
We are hiring an experienced Physical Design Engineer to join a high-performing silicon engineering team supporting one of the world's leading technology organizations in Sunnyvale, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge ASIC/SoC designs and collaborate with talented engineers throughout the chip development lifecycle.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Drive RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals
  • Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs while ensuring optimal timing, congestion, and power distribution
  • Collaborate closely with RTL design engineers to provide actionable feedback that improves RTL quality, synthesis results, and overall implementation
  • Analyze netlists and identify opportunities for optimization to improve design quality and implementation efficiency
  • Work cross-functionally with architecture, RTL, verification, and physical design teams to ensure smooth design convergence
  • Support timing closure by identifying implementation bottlenecks and recommending design improvements
  • Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous process and methodology improvements
 
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Strong hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC physical design with 10 years of industry experience.
  • Expertise in RTL synthesis and timing optimization
  • Solid experience with floorplanning for advanced technology nodes
  • Strong understanding of netlist optimization and physical implementation methodologies
  • Experience collaborating with RTL/design teams to improve design quality and implementation efficiency
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
 
Preferred Skills
  • Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis and physical design
  • Strong understanding of timing, congestion, power, and area optimization techniques
  • Experience working on high-performance CPU, GPU, AI/ML, or networking SoCs is a plus

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