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Physical Design Engineer

Job in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, 95110, USA
Listing for: Hired by Matrix
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-22
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Hardware Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
At-a-Glance:
Are you ready to build your career by joining a leading global provider of product engineering and semiconductor design services. If so, our client is hiring a Physical Design Engineer.

Position Type:
  • Contract
  • Onsite
Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ Years of Experience.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in physical design and implementation, encompassing synthesis, PnR, timing convergence and physical verification.
  • Proficiency in utilizing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Innovus, Tempus, and Quantus, as well as a deep understanding of physical design flows and methodologies.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
    • 7+ years of experience in physical design roles and related activities.
    • Proven ability to adhere to tight schedules and implement low-power design techniques.
    • Experience in System-on-Chip (SoC) design and implementation.
    • Expertise in sub-7nm node technologies.
    • Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools and their capabilities.
    • Strong scripting skills in TCL to develop custom flows and methodologies on standard EDA tools from Cadence/Synopsys.
Responsibilities:
  • Execute synthesis, PNR, and STA for assigned partitions of ASIC chip adhering to strict schedules and design goals.
  • Work closely with architects, RTL designers, and DFT engineers to resolve implementation and signoff issues across your blocks.
  • Help close EM/IR, drive LEC and physical verification signoff for your partitions in coordination with methodology owners.
  • Partner with the design team to proactively identify and address potential physical design challenges, enabling efficient iteration and convergence.
  • Contribute to the refinement of other implementation and physical design methodologies, encompassing synthesis, place and route (PnR), electromigration and IR (EMIR), power delivery network (PDN), and logical equivalence checking (LEC).
  • Troubleshoot flow issues and collaborate with EDA vendors to resolve them as needed.
Get in Touch:
We want to hear from you! If you think you’d be a good match, submit your resume and reach out to Vaibhav at  to learn more.

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