Physical Design Lead (Full Chip)

7Rays Semiconductors; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

7Rays Semiconductors invites a Senior Physical Design Engineer to lead end-to-end SoC floorplanning and P&R activities for advanced semiconductor projects in Hyderabad. You will drive floorplan strategy using Innovus, define IO ring structures, manage analog placement requirements, and ensure robust sign-off with DFM and ESD considerations.

The role demands 7+ years in physical design, strong scripting (TCL/Perl/Makefile), deep knowledge of routing, packaging interfaces, and hierarchical design

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in Physical Design.
• Extensive expertise in Floorplanning for SoC using Innovus.
• Must have knowledge and implementation strategies to create an IO ring in accordance with design specification.
• Deep knowledge on ESD, latch-up etc for foundry requirements and placement strategies.
• Hierarchical design implementation knowledge including partitions/HMs/tiles push down to each core/tile.
• PG creation and push down methodologies knowledge and implementation.
• Knowledge on Analog components and placement requirements.
• RDL knowledge and working with packaging is a must for SoC floorplan designer.
• PV clean-up on floorplan and self derive in all sign-off including Physical Verification, ESD and foundry/Analog requirements.
• Deep scripting knowledge is essential.
• Capable of providing solutions to flow, tool, design setup related issues at large team level.
• Sign-off issues familiarity (metal-fill, spare-cells, DFM rules, boundary-cells, etc.) for latest process technologies.
• Good problem-solving capabilities, proactive, hardworking with strong interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering

Skills

Physical Design

Floorplanning

Innovus

IO ring design

Analog placement

Sign-off PV

TCL/Perl/Makefile

Algorithm development

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering

Tools

RDL

Job description

At 7Rays Semiconductors (https://7rayssemi.com/), we provide end-to-end VLSI design solutions to help our clients achieve execution excellence. Our team of experts specializes in architecture, RTL design, verification, validation, physical design, implementation, and post-silicon validation using the latest technologies and methodologies

We work closely with our clients, building effective partnerships to deliver high-quality solutions tailored to their needs. With a proven track record of successful projects, we are committed to excellence and innovation in semiconductor design.

Job: Senior Physical Design Engineer

Experience: 7–12+ years

• 7+ years experience in Physical Design
• Extensive expertise in Floorplanning for SoC using Innovus
• Must have a knowledge and implementation strategies to create an IO ring in accordance design specification
• Have a deep knowledge on ESD, latch-up etc for foundary requirements and placement strategies
• Should have a higherarchial design implementation knowledge which include partitions/HMs/tiles push down to each core/tile
• PG creation and push down methodologies knowledge and implementation
• Should have a knowledge on Analog components and their requirements in placements according to design specifications
• RDL knowledge and working with packaging is a must for SoC floorplan designer
• PV clean-up on floorplan and self derive in all the sign-off including Physical Verification, ESD and foundry/Analog requirements
• Deep scripting knowledge is essential
• Should be capable of providing solutions to flow, tool, design setup elated issues proactively at large team level
• Strong TCL/Perl/Makefile scripting knowledge as well as experience developing complex algorithms, managing, and regressing P&R flows.
• Familiar with sign-off issues (metal-fill, spare-cells, DFM rules, boundary-cells, etc.) for the latest generations of process technologies
• Good problem-solving capabilities, proactive, hardworking with strong interpersonal skills
• Bachelors Degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering