Senior Physical Design Engineer - PPA & Timing Expert

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is partnering with a leading semiconductor company in the Cork area seeking a talented Physical Design Engineer to join their team. You will drive and execute on the full physical implementation flow for premium-tier SOCs, from floorplan through GDS, in bleeding-edge technologies.

In this global role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve timing closure, power optimization, and robust design verification, while developing automation and flows using

Qualifications

• 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).
• Excellent understanding of STA and timing closure methodologies, including impact on congestion/routing/power.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

PPA optimization

Automation scripting

Timing closure

Power integrity

PD verification

STA basics

Tools

Perl

TCL

Job description

European Tech Recruit is partnering with a leading semiconductor company in the Cork area seeking a talented Physical Design Engineer to join their team. You will drive and execute on the full physical implementation flow for premium-tier SOCs, from floorplan through GDS, in bleeding-edge technologies.

In this global role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve timing closure, power optimization, and robust design verification, while developing automation and flows using