IC Design Engineer (Frontend / Backend)

Private Advertiser; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser seeks an IC design engineer with 3+ years of experience to work on full-chip projects in a multinational Penang environment.

You will contribute to either digital frontend RTL design or backend physical design, coordinating with verification, DFT, layout, and foundry teams to ensure stable, tapeout-ready designs and post-silicon optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering or related fields
• 3+ years of IC design experience
• Proficient in Verilog/SystemVerilog, familiar with RTL coding style, simulation environment, basic timing concept and SOC design flow
• Familiar with industry-standard physical design flow, proficient in floorplan, placement, CTS, routing, STA timing closure and signoff checks
• Familiar with EDA tools (Synopsys / Cadence flow)
• Good understanding of semiconductor process, timing, power and area constraints
• Good English reading and communication skills, able to work in a multinational team environment

Responsibilities

• Participate in full-chip design cycle covering digital frontend RTL or backend physical design for SoC/IP projects
• Collaborate with verification, DFT, layout and foundry teams to deliver tapeout-ready designs
• Insert scan, JTAG, and test logic with DFT engineers
• Complete design documentation including specs, design guide, and release checklist
• Lead full backend physical design flow: floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, timing closure, signoff

Skills

Verilog/SystemVerilog

RTL design

DFT insertion

Physical design knowledge

EDA tool familiarity

Education

Bachelor/Master in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Synopsys flow

Cadence flow

Job description

You will participate in the full-chip design cycle, covering either digital frontend RTL design or backend physical design for SoC/IP projects. You will collaborate with verification, DFT, layout, and foundry teams to deliver high-quality, stable, and tapeout-ready semiconductor designs, and support post-silicon validation and technical optimization.

Key responsibilities

Understand project specifications, architecture requirements, and design constraints, complete module-level and top-level RTL design and coding using Verilog/SystemVerilog

Cooperate with DV verification team to resolve functional bugs, optimize code structure, and ensure design testability and reusability

Work with DFT engineers to insert scan, JTAG, and test logic, and support DFT implementation

Complete design documentation, including design specification, design guide, and release checklist

Responsible for full backend physical design flow: floorplan, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, timing closure, and physical signoff

Perform static timing analysis (STA), fix setup/hold violations, optimize timing, power and area (PPA)

Complete physical verification including DRC, LVS, ERC, ensure design complies with foundry process rules

Collaborate with frontend design team to handle ECO changes, resolve timing and physical implementation issues

Follow semiconductor design standard flow and methodology, maintain design quality and project schedule

About you

Bachelor or Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering or related fields

3+ years of IC design experience

Proficient in Verilog/SystemVerilog, familiar with RTL coding style, simulation environment, basic timing concept and SOC design flow

Familiar with industry-standard physical design flow, proficient in floorplan, placement, CTS, routing, STA timing closure and signoff checks

Familiar with EDA tools (Synopsys / Cadence flow)

Good understanding of semiconductor process, timing, power and area constraints

Good English reading and communication skills, able to work in a multinational team environment

Responsible, careful, able to work under project schedule pressure

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Professional IC design training and technical growth path

Multinational working environment in Penang E&E semiconductor hub