Physical Design Engineer

SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationRemote, Hybrid Remote/SF Bay Area/Austin/Boston
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SenioritySenior
DepartmentASIC
Company size201–500 people
PostedAug 5, 2026 · 2mo ago
Verified live18h ago
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At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Hands-on experience with the physical design process for at least one block in multiple advanced node tapeouts
Ability to understand what PPA limiters are from RTL and coordinate with microarchitects to change the RTL to improve/fix them
Experience both with in-house and outsourced physical design flows
Experience with physical design process for multi-die/multi-chiplet/MCM designs
Experience with physical design process for reticle-max or near reticle max designs
Experience with very high power density chips
Experience with the physical design process for AI chips
Experience with the physical design process of analog and mixed signal blocks and macros
What We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for physical design engineers to help manage and execute the physical design process for the various dies that comprise our A-0 and A-1 systems. This will involve deciding what to do in-house and outsource, and then managing the outsourced process and integrating it with the in-house flow and effort.
Ideal Candidates:
Ideal candidates will have:
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Hands-on experience with the physical design process for at least one block in multiple advanced node tapeouts
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Ability to understand what PPA limiters are from RTL and coordinate with microarchitects to change the RTL to improve/fix them
•
Experience both with in-house and outsourced physical design flows
Nice to Have:
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Experience with physical design process for multi-die/multi-chiplet/MCM designs
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Experience with physical design process for reticle-max or near reticle max designs
•
Experience with very high power density chips
•
Experience with the physical design process for AI chips
•
Experience with the physical design process of analog and mixed signal blocks and macros