Staff Silicon Physical Design Engineer - Bengaluru

Graphcore; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphcore Bengaluru invites a silicon physical design engineer to join our AI computing campus. You will contribute to robust, high-performance designs using leading-edge nodes, work alongside RTL, verification and DFT, and help shape sign-off-ready layouts for the next generation of AI superchips.

You will own design blocks, optimize flows, and mentor juniors as part of a collaborative team. The role requires deep technical expertise in physical design, scripting, and problem solving, with a

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of Industry experience.
• Proficiency in Tcl and Python scripting.
• Experience with 7nm or smaller process technologies.
• Experience with physical design flows: floorplanning, synthesis, placement and routing, clock CTS, DRC/LVS/ERC.

Responsibilities

• Contribute technically to development of Graphcore's next generation AI superchips, focusing on robust, high-performance, power-efficient designs in leading-edge process technologies.
• Collaborate with teams to use state-of-the-art EDA tools and Graphcore flows to deliver sign-off-quality designs.
• Analyze and debug complex engineering issues and optimize in-house flows and methodologies.

Skills

Tcl scripting

Python scripting

Floorplanning

Place and Route

Synthesis

Timing Analysis

7nm technology

Power integrity

PD flows expertise

Team collaboration

Education

Electronic/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Synthesis tools

Floorplanning tools

Place and Route tools

CTS tools

DRC/LVS/ERC tools

Job description

Graphcore is a globally recognised leader in Artificial Intelligence computing systems. The company designs advanced semiconductors and data centre hardware that provide the specialised processing power needed to drive AI innovation, while delivering the efficiency required to support its broader adoption.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. We are opening a new AI Engineering Campus in Bengaluru which will play a central role in Graphcore's work building the future of AI computing.

The physical design team sits within the wider silicon design team which includes RTL, verification and DFT. Our work also involves strong links with architecture, packagingand product engineering. We are responsible for working with those teams to create high-quality RTL and building the final chip layout (e.g. GDSII) ensuring a signoff-quality design is delivered to the Foundry (e.g.TSMC).

We are looking to hire high-quality silicon physical design engineers to join our team.The successful candidate will support the team with achieving our goals and creating the right engineering solutions. We are a collaborative team and good communication is essential, as is the ability to adapt and learn. For the successful candidate we offer an open, honest and collaborative environment working on leading-edge designs at the most advanced nodes. Our engineers are not siloed, and they are trusted and encouraged to ta ke ownership of their designs and problem solutions. You will be part of a team that looks for improvements to everything we do: our designs, our flows, our methodologies, our infrastructure.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Applicants will be expected to contribute technically to the development of Graphcore's next generation of AI superchips, focusing on achieving robust, high-performance and power-efficient designs in leading-edge process technologies while meeting ambitious development schedules
• Contributions are expected to spanmultiple areas and involve:
  • using state-of-the-art EDA tools and in-house Graphcore flows to deliver final designs that are of sign-offquality
  • enhancing existing flows and in-house tools/APIs to support new features and/or methodologies
  • analysis and/or debugging of complex engineering problems leading to workable solutions
  • developing an understanding of emerging technical issues and applying that knowledge to optimise in-houseflows and methodologies
• Candidates will be expected to work closely both with other teams within Graphcore and with 3rd party support engineers/contractors, ensuring good communication between all parties, and to contribute meaningfully to the overall efficiency and success of the Physical Team

Essential skills:

• A Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related subject with 3+ years of Industry experience
• Be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a team player
• Excellent problem-solving skills for debugging issues seen and finding root causes
• Ability to program/script (required to solve design issues, typically in Tcl and Python)
• Experience in 7nm or smaller technologies
• A good breadth of experience with physical design flows including:
  • Floorplanning/Budgeting
  • Synthesis
  • Place and Route
  • Clock CTS
  • Logical Equivalence
  • Timing Analysis
  • Physical Verification (DRC/LVS/ERC)
• In depth expertise in one or more aspects of physical design flows
• Structuring of builds to maximise PPA
• Silicon transistor knowledge including std cell libraries and/or memories
• 5D and 3D design (CoWoS, UCIe etc.)
• High speed, high power and/or full reticle chip design
• Ethernet, PCIe, LPDDR, HBM interfaces
• Power integrity and optimization
• 2nm or 3nm technologies
• Chip finishing (pad rings, chip level LVS/DRC/ERC)
• Design for test
• Team management
• Project Planning

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.