Physical Design Engineer: End-to-End ASIC/SoC Impact

IC Resources; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources in Cambridge is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to contribute across the full chip development lifecycle, from netlist to GDSII, within a small team where your contributions have direct impact.

The role requires a strong academic background in Electronics or Electrical Engineering and at least two years in Physical Design, with hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC flows and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• A strong academic background in Electronics, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least two years of industry experience within Physical Design or Physical Implementation.
• A solid understanding of modern ASIC implementation flows and methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• The complete physical implementation flow, from netlist through to GDSII
• Floorplanning, power planning, placement and optimisation, clock tree synthesis, routing and physical verification closure
• Timing closure and static timing analysis
• Logic synthesis, equivalence checking and place-and-route methodologies
• Working on complex ASIC or SoC designs within advanced semiconductor environments

Skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Electronics or Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

IC Resources in Cambridge is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to contribute across the full chip development lifecycle, from netlist to GDSII, within a small team where your contributions have direct impact.

The role requires a strong academic background in Electronics or Electrical Engineering and at least two years in Physical Design, with hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC flows and cross-functional collaboration.