Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Physical Design

Ayar Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayar Labs is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer specialized in ASIC Physical Design based in Bengaluru, India. The role involves full responsibility for the physical design and integration of complex SoCs, focusing on high-speed electro-optical engine aspects.

The ideal candidate should possess a BS/MS in Electrical Engineering along with 5+ years of experience in ASIC physical design and a strong aptitude for Verilog RTL, timing analysis, and ASIC signoff methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in ASIC physical design.
• Mastery of ASIC synthesis, place-and-route, and physical verification tools.
• Proficient in DFT methodologies and ASIC signoff requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform ASIC physical design (synthesis, place-and-route) for mixed-signal SoCs.
• Contribute to automated design methodologies for ASIC physical design.
• Coordinate and drive activities across multiple designers.

Skills

ASIC physical design

Verilog RTL

Static Timing Analysis

Digital & custom analog design

Scripting or programming languages

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RTL Compiler

Design Compiler

Innovus

Cadence Virtuoso

Job description

Position: Sr. Staff Engineer, ASIC Physical Design

Location: Bengaluru, India

Job Id: 595

# of Openings: 0

Ayar Labs is shattering AI data bottlenecks by moving data at the speed of light. As pioneers of co-packaged optics (CPO), we are using light instead of electricity to move data faster, further, and with a fraction of the energy needed to fuel the explosive growth of AI models. Backed by industry giants like NVIDIA, AMD and Intel and manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem, Ayar Labs’ co-packaged optics solution is key to unleashing next-generation AI scale‑up architectures.

The ASIC Physical Design Engineer is responsible for the physical design and integration of complex SoCs with custom circuits, digital circuits, and photonics components as part of a high-speed electro‑optical engine. The position focuses on the synthesis, place and route, timing closure, and physical verification steps of the design implementation process.

This PD Engineer is expected to take on full end-to-end responsibility for the implementation of complex blocks integrating both high-speed digital and custom blocks in leading‑edge process nodes.

Key Responsibilities

• Physical design of blocks containing digital and custom analog / mixed‑signal blocks
• Contribute to design for test (DFT) methodologies
• Contribute to automated design methodologies for ASIC physical design
• Perform ASIC physical design (synthesis, place-and-route), static timing analysis (STA), and physical verification (DRC/LVS) of mixed-signal SoCs
• Coordinate and drive activities across multiple designers
• Contribute across a broad range of CAD methodologies to improve design implementation flows

Basic Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• 5+ years of work experience in ASIC physical design
• History of leading successful block implementations integrating custom IP in leading-edge process nodes
• Proficient in Verilog RTL
• Mastery of ASIC synthesis (RTL Compiler, Genus, Design Compiler), place-and-route (Encounter, Innovus, ICC), and physical verification (DRC, LVS) tools and flows
• Mastery of timing constraints and deep understanding of static timing analysis
• Proficient in clock tree synthesis methodologies and customization
• Proficient in designing DFT methodologies and flows such as scan insertion, BIST, ATPG, etc.
• Proficient in ASIC signoff methodologies, checklists, and requirements
• Proficient in scripting or programming languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the Cadence Virtuoso design environment for manual schematic entry and layout
• Programming experience in Python
• Experience with 3DIC implementation methodologies and custom tool flows
• Knowledge of high-speed SerDes or SerDes components
• Experience working in conjunction with external ASIC services providers
• Performed silicon debug and triage of physical design-related issues