GPU Physical Implementation Engineer - GPU / Physical Design / ASIC / PNR / Power & Performance

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is assisting a leading global technology company in Cork, Ireland, to hire a GPU Physical Implementation Engineer. You will contribute to the implementation, optimisation, and delivery of advanced GPU designs, from synthesis through place-and-route.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in a related field and 2+ years of GPU experience, with hands-on familiarity with STA, PNR, and power analysis, and a collaborative mindset across design teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of GPU experience in semiconductor, SoC, graphics, or related environments.
• Strong understanding of physical implementation methodologies for complex SoC designs.
• Experience with synthesis and PNR tools, flows, and methodologies.
• Understanding of circuit design principles and semi-custom design methodologies.
• Experience with STA and timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the physical implementation of advanced GPU designs from synthesis through place-and-route and final implementation.
• Develop, maintain, and optimise physical design methodologies, flows, and implementation processes.
• Work across teams to align physical implementation with GPU architecture, design, performance, power, and product requirements.
• Support the development of high-quality GPU systems that balance performance, power, area, and implementation complexity.
• Analyse and optimise GPU designs against timing, power, performance, and physical design targets.
• Execute and debug synthesis and PNR flows across complex SoC/GPU designs.
• Perform static timing analysis (STA) and investigate timing violations and implementation bottlenecks.
• Conduct power analysis and identify opportunities to improve GPU power efficiency.

Skills

GPU/SoC experience

Synthesis & PNR understanding

STA & timing closure

Power analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Master's/PhD in Computer Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

Synthesis tools

PNR tools

STA tools

Job description

GPU Physical Implementation Engineer - GPU / Physical Design / ASIC / PNR / Power & Performance

We are currently partnered with a leading global technology company developing advanced GPU and semiconductor technologies for next-generation computing, graphics, and connected devices.

As part of their continued investment in high-performance graphics architectures, they are looking to hire a GPU Physical Implementation Engineer to contribute to the implementation, optimisation, and delivery of advanced GPU designs.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the physical implementation of advanced GPU designs from synthesis through place-and-route and final implementation
• Develop, maintain, and optimise physical design methodologies, flows, and implementation processes
• Work across teams to align physical implementation with GPU architecture, design, performance, power, and product requirements
• Support the development of high-quality GPU systems that balance performance, power, area, and implementation complexity
• Analyse and optimise GPU designs against timing, power, performance, and physical design targets
• Execute and debug synthesis and PNR flows across complex SoC/GPU designs
• Perform static timing analysis (STA) and investigate timing violations and implementation bottlenecks
• Conduct power analysis and identify opportunities to improve GPU power efficiency

Key requirements

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 2+ years of relevant GPU experience within semiconductor, SoC, graphics, or related technology environments
• Strong understanding of physical implementation methodologies for complex SoC designs
• Experience with synthesis and PNR (place-and-route) tools, flows, and methodologies
• Strong understanding of SoC design implementation and physical design methodologies
• Knowledge of semiconductor process technology and its impact on physical implementation
• Understanding of circuit design principles and semi-custom design methodologies
• Experience with Static Timing Analysis (STA) and timing closure

Keywords

GPU Physical Implementation / GPU Physical Design / GPU Engineer / ASIC / SoC / Physical Design / Physical Implementation / PNR / Place and Route / Synthesis / Timing Closure / STA / Static Timing Analysis / Power Analysis / Power Optimisation / Circuit Design / Semi-Custom Design / Semi-Custom Flow / Process Technology / Semiconductor / GPU Architecture / Graphics / Graphics Processing / PPA / Power Performance Area / SoC Design / SoC Implementation / RTL / Design Methodology / Physical Design Methodology / Advanced Nodes / Performance Optimisation / Power Efficiency / Benchmarking / Pre-Silicon / Post-Silicon / Silicon Validation / ASIC Design / Hardware Engineering / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / GPU Development / High-Performance Computing / Graphics Hardware / Physical Verification / Design Optimisation / Technology Development

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