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Physical Design Engineer

Violet Ink
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/30/2026

Position: Physical Design Engineer

Location : Santa Clara CA (Onsite/Hybrid )

Contract/ Fulltime

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • BE/BTECH/MTECH, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in Physical Design, preferably with methodology/flow experience.
  • Strong understanding in the RTL2GDSII flow or design implementation in leading process technologies. Good understanding of the RTL2GDSIl concepts related to synthesis, place & route, CTS, timing convergence, layout closure.
  • Expertise on high frequency design methodologies. Good knowledge and experience in Block-level and Full-chip Floor-planning and Physical verification. Working experience with tools like ICC2/Innovus, Primetime/TempSeahawk etc used in the RTL2GDSIl implementation.
  • Strong knowledge and experience in standard place and route flows ICC2/Synopsys and InnovCadence flows preferred. Well versed with timing constraints, STA, IR and ECO timing closure.
  • Strong algorithmic thinking with good automation skills in PERL, TCL, tool specific scripting on one of the industry leading Place & Route tools. Python will be helpful too.
  • Ability to multi-task and flexibility to work in global environment.
  • Good communication skills and strong motivation, Strong analytical & Problem Solving skills
  • Willingness to learn and master new techniques quickly
  • Innovate and drive changes across teams & workflows

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