Senior Physical Design Engineer

Swediumglobal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Swedium Global Services is seeking a Senior Physical Design Engineer (remote from the UK/EU) to drive timing closure for ASIC/SoC designs across advanced nodes, including <5nm processes. You will work closely with PD, RTL, Synthesis, and Signoff teams to resolve timing and clock-related challenges.

The role requires 5+ years in Physical Design/STA, strong experience with Synopsys or Cadence tools, and hands-on knowledge of SDC, PVT corners, and timing ECOs. Remote work from the UK/EU is supported.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Physical Design / STA.
• Hands-on experience with Static Timing Analysis and timing closure.
• Experience on advanced technology nodes below 5nm (4nm/3nm).
• Strong experience with TSMC process technologies.
• Knowledge of setup/hold analysis, clock analysis, timing constraints, SDC, PVT corners, and timing ECOs.

Responsibilities

• Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA) for ASIC/SoC designs.
• Drive timing closure across multiple design stages and corners.
• Analyze/reslove setup and hold violations.
• Perform timing analysis across PVT corners and modes.
• Collaborate with PD, RTL, Synthesis, and Signoff teams to resolve timing issues.
• Review and debug timing constraints including SDC.
• Support timing signoff activities for advanced nodes (<=5nm).
• Analyze clock skew, transitions, capacitance, and fanout issues.
• Contribute to methodology development and automation for timing analysis.

Skills

Static Timing Analysis

Timing closure

Advanced nodes <5nm

TSMC process technologies

Clock tree analysis

Setup/hold analysis

SDC

Synopsys & Cadence EDA tools

Tools

Synopsys EDA tools

Cadence EDA tools

Job description

Swedium Global Services is the growing System Engineering and Solution Company, offers services like Semiconductor Engineering R&D Services, Embedded Systems Development, Custom Application Software Development, Web and Cloud Application Development, Testing Services, Consultancy and Outsourcing services to our clients across the globe for an onsite and offshore business model. Swedium Global is having presence in Sweden, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic and in India.

Location - Remote from UK/EU

Job Title - Senior Physical Design Engineer

We are looking forPhysical Design (PD) and Static Timing Analysis (STA) Engineers .

Key Responsibilities

• Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA) for advanced-node ASIC/SoC designs.
• Drive timing closure across multiple design stages and operating corners.
• Analyze and resolve setup and hold timing violations.
• Perform timing analysis across multiple PVT (Process, Voltage, Temperature) corners and modes.
• Work closely with Physical Design, RTL, Synthesis, and Signoff teams to identify and resolve timing issues.
• Perform timing path analysis and recommend optimization strategies.
• Review and debug timing constraints, including SDC constraints.
• Support timing signoff activities for advanced technology nodes.
• Analyze and resolve issues related to clock skew, transition, capacitance, and fanout.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve timing, power, and area targets.
• Support design implementation and signoff activities for TSMC advanced process technologies (<5nm).
• Participate in methodology development and automation to improve timing analysis and closure efficiency.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Physical Design / STA.
• Strong hands-on experience in Static Timing Analysis and timing closure.
• Experience working on advanced technology nodes below 5nm, such as 4nm, 3nm, or similar.
• Strong experience with TSMC process technologies.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Setup and hold analysis
  • Clock analysis and clock tree concepts
  • Timing constraints
  • SDC
  • PVT corners
  • OCV / AOCV / POCV
  • MCMM analysis
  • Signal integrity / crosstalk
  • Timing ECOs
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys and/or Cadence EDA tools.

Preferred Tools