Senior Digital PnR CAD & Design Automation Engineer

Thundersoft; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Thundersoft in Penang, Malaysia is seeking an experienced Digital PnR CAD / Design Automation Engineer to develop, optimize, and maintain digital physical design implementation flows for advanced ASIC/SoC products.

You will collaborate with Physical Design, STA, DFT, RTL and CAD teams to build scalable automation frameworks, improve QoR, and drive PPA, timing closure and turnaround time across 5nm/3nm-node projects.

Qualifications

• 4–9 years of ASIC physical design or CAD/design automation experience.
• Hands-on experience with PnR flows and EDA tools.
• Strong scripting skills in Tcl; Python/Perl a plus.
• Knowledge of timing, STA, ECO, and signoff processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, maintain, and support digital PnR flows for ASIC/SoC.
• Customize and optimize PnR methodologies using EDA tools.
• Develop automation scripts and frameworks (Tcl, Python, Shell).
• Improve QoR, traceability, and design health monitoring.
• Collaborate with Physical Design, STA, DFT, RTL, and CAD teams.

Skills

Digital PnR

Design Automation

Scripting (Tcl)

Python

Bug diagnosis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys ICC2

Fusion Compiler

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

Formality

Job description

Thundersoft in Penang, Malaysia is seeking an experienced Digital PnR CAD / Design Automation Engineer to develop, optimize, and maintain digital physical design implementation flows for advanced ASIC/SoC products.

You will collaborate with Physical Design, STA, DFT, RTL and CAD teams to build scalable automation frameworks, improve QoR, and drive PPA, timing closure and turnaround time across 5nm/3nm-node projects.