ASIC/SOC Silicon Physical Design Engineer

MatX; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks PTO

12 company holidays

Up to 3 weeks remote work

Health insurance

Dental and Vision

Life insurance

HSA and FSA

Professional development budget

Team meals

Commuter benefits

MatX extras

Cell & Internet reimbursement

Mental wellbeing

Parental leave

AI resources

Job summary

MatX is seeking silicon physical design engineers to develop high-performance, energy-efficient silicon for GenAI products in Mountain View, CA. You will drive PD across blocks, subsystems, and full-chip scope from RTL to GDSII, owning schedules and sign-offs.

The role requires 8+ years in ASIC PD, strong collaboration with Design/DFT teams, and proficiency in Perl, Python, and TCL. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering required.
• 8+ years of ASIC Physical Design experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Expertise in PD construction and sign-off from RTL to silicon.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to scalable Physical Design methodologies across blocks, subsystems, and full chip.
• Own subsystems or full-chip PD deliverables including partitioning, floorplanning, synthesis, place & route, clocking, sign-off.

Skills

Perl

Python

TCL

ASIC PD

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Job description

What MatX Is Building

MatX's mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. MatX is seeking silicon physical design engineers to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. Silicon Physical Design Engineers will be responsible for developing performant and functionally correct silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management, high-speed connectivity, and other key technologies in leading-edge process nodes.

What You'll Do Here

• Contribute to MatX’s Physical Design methodology to achieve a scalable solution across block, subsystem, and fullchip designs from RTL to GDSII
• Own entire subsystems or subsets and/or chip-level Physical Design deliverables including but not limited to: construction (partitioning, floorplanning, synthesis, place & route, clocking) and sign-off (equivalency, extraction, timing, power estimation, EMIR, physical verification)
• Plan and drive intermediate and sign-off reviews. Report execution progress towards various silicon milestones including design freeze and tapeout
• Work closely with the Design, DFT, and other Physical Design co-owners of the subsystem/block in question to deliver best-in-class Performance-Power-Area results

Who You Are

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Perl, Python, and TCL
• Expertise driving Physical Design construction and sign-off for blocks, subsystems, and/or fullchip from early RTL to production silicon
• Experience collaborating with Design, Verification, and DFT teams to structure, partition, and optimize designs for PPA through sign-off

Bonus Points If You Have

• 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design
• Experience working with third-party Design Services partners

Compensation

• Early Career - $160,000 - $275,000 + equity
• Mid Career - $175,000 - $400,000 + equity
• Senior Career - $250,000 - $600,000 + equity

What We Offer

• Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
• Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively. See attached benefits 1-pager and full benefits guide for more info on benefits.
• Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you don't contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances.
• Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)
• Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty’s or via our reimbursement system
• Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute.
• MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most
• Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi
• Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via SpringHealth and Guardian EAP.
• Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible return-to-work hours, and Benepass reproductive health & parental benefit.
• AI Resources: Up to $20K/month plus a dedicated internal AI Tooling Team to support your productivity

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.