Director of Physical Design | Remote | 7nm+ ASIC/SoC

Oho Group; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Oho Group is seeking a Director of Physical Design to lead a team from research to first silicon on advanced nodes, with a focus on block-level and full-chip PD. This hands-on role includes building a team and collaborating across digital design and verification to ensure robust implementations.

Remote-first with occasional travel; Bay Area candidates preferred. 10+ years in ASIC/SoC PD, Cadence Innovus mastery, and strong timing/Power integrity expertise are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on ASIC/SoC physical design experience.
• Expertise with Cadence Innovus and end-to-end physical design flows.
• Strong understanding of timing constraints, STA, CTS and timing closure.
• Experience with power integrity, IR drop, electromigration and physical verification.
• Strong Tcl scripting; Python or Shell experience is beneficial.
• Experience on advanced process nodes (7nm or below).

Responsibilities

• Own block-level physical design from floorplanning and placement through CTS, routing and signoff.
• Drive timing, congestion, power and signal integrity optimisation.
• Execute timing closure, ECOs and physical verification, including DRC/LVS.
• Work closely with synthesis, STA, DFT and chip-level teams to support successful integration.
• Contribute to power integrity analysis, design reviews and tapeout readiness.

Job description

Oho Group is seeking a Director of Physical Design to lead a team from research to first silicon on advanced nodes, with a focus on block-level and full-chip PD. This hands-on role includes building a team and collaborating across digital design and verification to ensure robust implementations.

Remote-first with occasional travel; Bay Area candidates preferred. 10+ years in ASIC/SoC PD, Cadence Innovus mastery, and strong timing/Power integrity expertise are required.