Physical Design Engineer Senior Lead

QUALCOMM, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited is seeking a Hardware Engineer to plan, design, verify, and test electronic systems across Digital/Analog/RF domains. You will drive PD ownership from netlist to GDS2, address low-power and CTS issues, and work with global teams to meet tight performance targets.

The role requires 4–10 years of experience in physical design, including floorplanning, PNR, CTS, and sign-off checks, and scripting in TCL/Perl/Python. Strong collaboration and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in hardware engineering.
• Master's degree with 2+ years.
• PhD with 1+ year.
• ASIC Place and Route flow knowledge.
• PD ownership from netlist to GDS2.
• Low power, CTS, and sign-off knowledge.
• Scripting in TCL/Perl/Python.
• 4-10 yrs of experience in physical design incl floorplanning, PNR, CTS and signoff checks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, verify, and test electronic systems for Qualcomm hardware.
• Bring-up yield, PDN, and power integrity checks.
• Work on ASIC Place and Route flows and sign-off.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet performance requirements.
• Communicate status and issues effectively to stakeholders.

Skills

Self-starter

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field

Tools

Innovus

Fusion Compiler

PV/PDN/STA tools

TCL

Python

Perl

Job description

Job Description:

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

• Thorough knowledge of the ASIC designs Place and Route flow and methodology.
• Hands-on experience in executing complete PD ownership from netlist to GDS2 including HM level PV, LEC, low-power checks and PDN, STA closure
• Hands-on experience in Voltage Islands and low power methodologies, flows and implementation.
• Strong background in debugging Congestion and CTS issues.
• Expertise in PnR tools (Innovus/Fusion compiler) and flow.
• Familiarity with Sign-off(PV/PDN/STA/FV/CLP/Scan-DRC(tk)) methodology and tools.
• Understand and implement improving existing methodologies and flows.
• Proficient in scripting languages (TCL,PERL,PYTHON).
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• To have working experience in global team environment.
• To be effectively communicate the status and issues of respective owned Tasks
• 4-10 yrs of experience in physical design including floorplanning, PNR, CTS and signoff checks

Applicants

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