Physical Design Engineer

European Tech Recruit; Cork; In loco; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

European Tech Recruit is partnering with a leading semiconductor company in Cork to hire a Physical Design Engineer. You will join a global team handling full physical implementation for premium-tier SOCs using cutting-edge technologies.

The role requires 4+ years in Physical Design, strong PD flow knowledge, experience with 10nm and below, and expertise in STA, power integrity, and DRC. You will automate flows with Perl/TCL and collaborate across functions.

Competenze

• 4+ years of hands-on Physical Design experience.
• Knowledge of PD flow from netlist to GDS (Floorplan, Power, Placement/CTS/Routing).
• Experience with 10nm and below node technologies.
• Strong STA and timing closure understanding.
• Power analysis and power integrity experience.
• Physical Verification and DRC closure knowledge.
• Automation skills using Perl and TCL; ability to develop/support PD flows.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional teamwork.

Mansioni

• Lead physical implementation from floorplan to GDS for high-speed designs.
• Develop and optimize flows and scripts to improve PPA.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on timing, power, and congestion.
• Stay updated on industry trends in physical design and best practices.
• Perform complex analyses to track benchmarks and identify improvements.
• Ensure designs meet high standards and alignment across teams.

Conoscenze

Physical Design

Timing Closure

Power Integrity

Automation scripting

Strumenti

Perl

TCL

Descrizione del lavoro

European Tech Recruit are working closely with a leading semicon company, based in the county Cork area, who are looking for a talented Physical Design Engineer to join their team.

In this role you will be part of a global team that will drive and execute on all phases of the complete physical implementation for the next generation of premium-tier SOCs in bleeding edge technologies.

Responsibilities as Physical Design Engineer:

• Working on the physical implementation from floorplan to GDS for high-speed complex designs with aggressive PPA targets.
• Taking part in the research of innovative methodologies for pushing the PPA limits in physical design, including the development of scripts and flows.
• Working with cross-functional teams on understanding the design in context of physical implementation, timing closure and power optimization.
• Demonstrating good understanding of and conducts research on industry trends and innovations in physical design to ensure solutions and deliverables align with best practices.
• Performing complex analyses using statistics and data predictions to track benchmarks and identify issues or areas for improvement.
• Working across teams to align on important areas of PPA improvement and ensure targets are met; ensures designs are innovative and compatible with highest standards.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of relevant experience in Physical Design.
• Knowledge of entire PD flow from netlist to GDS (Floorplanning, Power planning, Placement/CTS/Routing and corresponding optimization steps).
• Good experience and knowledge of tools for physical design implementation in advanced technologies nodes (10nm and below).
• Excellent understanding of STA and timing closure methodologies, including impact on congestion/routing/power.
• Good understanding of power analysis and power integrity analysis.
• Understanding of Physical Verification and DRC closure.
• Expert in automation skills using Perl and TCL and able to develop/support flows related to physical design.
• Good communication skills and ability & desire to work in a cross-functional team environment.

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