ASIC Physical Design Engineer

Ralliant; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 148,900 - 276,500; Full time

Job summary

Tektronix is seeking an experienced ASIC Physical Design Engineer to join one of its design centers in Louisville, CO or Beaverton, Oregon. You will drive floorplanning, placement, clock-tree synthesis, routing, and timing closure for SOCs.

Collaborate with RTL, verification, DFT, and packaging teams to deliver tapeout-ready designs. Strong scripting skills and Cadence/Synopsys/Siemens tools are required.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on ASIC physical design from RTL to GDS.
• Experience with RTL-to-GDSII flows and congestion/timing resolution.
• Familiarity with DRC, LVS, extraction, and timing closure.
• Proficiency with Tcl, Python, or shell scripting for flows.

Responsibilities

• Execute ASIC digital physical design from RTL to GDSII.
• Drive place-and-route and floorplanning with timing closure.
• Perform static timing analysis across modes and corners.
• Support signoff activities: DRC, LVS, extraction and signoff checks.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, DFT, analog, packaging teams.
• Develop scripts and flows to improve design methodology.

Skills

RTL-to-GDSII flow

Floorplanning

Place-and-route

Clock tree synthesis

Static timing analysis

DRC/LVS/signoff

Scripting (Tcl/Python)

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Siemens EDA

Job description

ASIC Physical Design Engineer

At Tektronix, we believe innovation starts with our customer. This approach has led us to a seventy-five-year history of delivering outstanding solutions to customers in virtually every industry. Our inclusive engineering culture is hardworking, inquisitive, and always eager to learn and grow. We are customer obsessed in our daily work and continuously strive for improvement to conceptualize the best solutions possible. We are an ever-evolving team that is always looking for opportunities to develop people and resolve tough problems together.We are seeking an experienced ASIC Physical Design Engineer to join one of Tektronix’s design centers in Louisville, CO or Beaverton, Oregon. In this role, you will work on all aspects of physical design and implementation of SOC devices targeted at our next-generation products. You will collaborate closely with an exceptional, cross-functional team to deliver industry-leading solutions using world-class design tools.

Responsibilities

• Execute ASIC digital physical design implementation from RTL or gate-level netlist through GDSII, including floor-planning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, and design closure.
• Drive place-and-route execution using industry-standard EDA tools, optimizing designs for timing, power, area, signal integrity, and routability.
• Perform static timing analysis and timing verification across multiple modes and corners, resolving setup, hold, clocking, and constraint-related issues to achieve timing closure.
• Support physical signoff activities, including DRC, LVS, formal equivalence checking, extraction, IR drop, electromigration, and signal integrity analysis.
• Collaborate with RTL design, verification, DFT, analog, packaging, and product architecture teams to resolve implementation issues and ensure a timing-closed, manufacturable, tapeout-ready design.
• Develop and maintain scripts, flows, documentation, and review materials that improve physical design methodology, automation, quality, and schedule predictability.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience ASIC physical design from RTL to verified GDS.
• Hands-on experience with ASIC or SoC physical design implementation, including floorplanning, power planning, place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, routing, and design closure.
• Working knowledge of RTL-to-GDSII physical design flows and the ability to resolve implementation issues related to congestion, timing, power, area, and signal integrity.
• Experience with static timing analysis, timing constraints, multi-mode multi-corner timing verification, and timing closure at the block or SoC level.
• Familiarity with physical signoff checks and related debug activities, including DRC, LVS, extraction, formal equivalence checking, IR drop, electromigration, and crosstalk analysis.
• Proficiency with industry-standard physical design and timing tools from vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys, or Siemens EDA.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Tcl, Python, Perl, or shell scripting to support physical design flows, debug, reporting, and methodology improvement.
• Provide feedback to RTL and packaging design teams to improve design hand-off quality and standard work processes.
• Basic knowledge of industry standard ECO practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience ASIC physical design from RTL to verified GDS.
• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Principal-level experience leading physical design implementation for complex ASIC or SoC programs, including floorplanning, power planning, place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, routing, ECOs, and full-chip or major subsystem closure.
• Proven ability to define and drive RTL-to-GDSII physical design strategy, resolve complex congestion, timing, power, area, signal integrity, and manufacturability tradeoffs, and deliver tapeout-quality results on schedule.
• Advanced expertise in static timing analysis, timing constraints, multi-mode multi-corner timing verification, clocking methodology, ECO implementation, and timing closure at the SoC, subsystem, and critical-block levels.
• Deep experience driving physical signoff readiness and debug, including DRC, LVS, extraction, formal equivalence checking, IR drop, electromigration, crosstalk, antenna, reliability, and tapeout-quality verification closure.
• Expert proficiency with industry-standard physical design, timing, extraction, and signoff tools from vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys, or Siemens EDA, including the ability to define flows, debug tool issues, and guide methodology decisions.
• Demonstrated technical leadership managing internal execution and external ASIC design service providers, including defining scopes of work, reviewing deliverables, tracking milestones, resolving technical issues, and ensuring quality, schedule, and tapeout readiness.

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

About Tektronix

Tektronix, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ralliant Corporation, is a place where people are challenged to explore the boundaries of what’s possible, bringing the digital future one step closer every day. Through precision-engineered measurement solutions, we work with our customers to eliminate the barriers between inspiration and realization of world-changing technologies. We believe that cultivating a deeper sense of loyalty and belonging is key to how we attract and retain our best people. This reality inspires our Inclusion & Diversity vision, We Are More Together, and guides our approach as we all work toward creating great places where our teams work and thrive. Realize your true potential at Tektronix – join us in revolutionizing a better tomorrow!

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 148900.00-276500.00

Is this role subject to ITAR?
The essential duties of this position require adherence to U.S. Government export control regulations. Accordingly, candidates must either be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or be prepared to collaborate with the company in securing the necessary U.S. government export authorizations. While the company encourages all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that ongoing employment is dependent upon obtaining the appropriate government export authorizations.