SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Hardware

Summary

Posted: Aug 05, 2025

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In this visible role, you will be directly responsible for the physical implementation of design partition(s) (from netlist to tapeout) for a highly complex SOC utilizing innovative process technology.

Description

• Work with the logic design team to understand partition architecture and drive physical aspects early in the design cycle. • Complete netlist to GDS2 implementation for partition(s) meeting schedule and design goals. • Timing, physical and electrical verification, and driving the signoff closure for the partitions. • Resolve and improve design and flow issues related to physical design, identify potential solutions, and drive execution. • Drive optimization of PnR partitions, to achieve best Power/Performance/Area.

Minimum Qualifications

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  Minimum BS and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

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  Experience with partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock and power distribution, timing closure, physical and electrical verification.

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  Experience with physical design construction and analysis flows and methodology.

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Preferred Qualifications

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  MS in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering or related field.

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  Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.

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  Familiar with various process-related design issues including Design for Yield and Manufacturability and multi-vt strategies.

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  Experience with industry standard tools, understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.

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  Experience with typical SOC issues such as multiple voltage and clock domains and mixed signal block integration.

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  From a CAD perspective, experience with floorplanning tools, P&R flows, global timing verification, and physical design verification flows.

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  Ability to adhere to stringent schedule and die size requirements.

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  Strong communication skills.

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Pay & Benefits

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