Advisory R&D Engineer

HypTechie; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Systems in Bangalore, Karnataka, India seeks an Advisory R&D Engineer with 8+ years of experience in physical design and implementation of high‑performance microprocessors. You will own RTL to GDSII flow, deliver timing closures, and drive ECOs with cross‑functional teams to meet stringent PPA targets.

Join a team building world‑class infrastructure, using leading tools to push performance and power boundaries.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in physical design and implementation.
• Master’s degree in EE/ Electronics/ VLSI (or related).
• Experience with full‑chip flow, ECOs, and PPA targets.

Responsibilities

• Perform sub‑system level floorplanning, placement, and routing for high‑performance microprocessor designs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across design, verification, and physical implementation to meet product targets.
• Ensure designs meet power, performance, and area (PPA) targets through rigorous analysis and optimization.
• Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to resolve functional and timing issues.
• Take ownership of the RTL to GDSII implementation flow and ensure design quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to timing closure, static timing analysis, and full‑chip integration.
• Drive physical verification tasks, including LVS, DRC, electromigration, and IR drop analysis.

Skills

Floorplanning

Placement

Routing

Power analysis

Timing closure

STA

RTL to GDSII

ECOs

DRC/LVS

SoC architecture

Cross-functional work

Education

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Electronics

Master’s Degree in VLSI

Bachelor’s Degree (with equivalent experience)

Tools

Synopsys ICC2

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

Job description

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Department: Infrastructure

Experience Level: Professional (8+ Years)

Introduction

As an Advisory R&D Engineer at IBM, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technology that powers the quantum revolution, AI, and next‑generation enterprise systems. You’ll be part of an elite team of hardware developers working on the most trusted computing platforms in today’s enterprise market—platforms designed to support innovation, intelligence, and speed.

Join us as we build world‑class infrastructure systems, pushing the boundaries of microprocessor design and delivery.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Perform sub‑system level floorplanning, placement, and routing for high‑performance microprocessor designs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across design, verification, and physical implementation to meet product targets.
• Ensure designs meet power, performance, and area (PPA) targets through rigorous analysis and optimization.
• Implement Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to resolve functional and timing issues.
• Take ownership of the RTL to GDSII implementation flow and ensure design quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to timing closure, static timing analysis, and full‑chip integration.
• Drive physical verification tasks, including LVS, DRC, electromigration, and IR drop analysis.

Education

• Required: Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, VLSI, or related discipline
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree (with equivalent experience)

Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience in physical design and implementation

Technical Skills

Proven hands‑on experience in:

• Physical Design Flow: logic synthesis, floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, post‑route optimization
• Static Timing Analysis (STA) and closure at full‑chip level
• Handling multiple corners, asynchronous timing, and advanced timing constraints
• Physical verification: DRC, LVS, power and noise analysis, electromigration checks
• Familiarity with tools such as Synopsys ICC2, Cadence Innovus, PrimeTime, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, timing budgets, and hierarchical design methodologies

About the Business Unit

IBM Systems enables enterprises to rethink IT infrastructure—making it more adaptive, intelligent, and reliable. Our storage and server systems are cognitive and cloud‑optimized, helping global clients solve their most complex challenges while staying ahead in a fast‑moving digital world. We build platforms that power critical industries—from banking and telecommunications to healthcare and AI.