Lead Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer

Celero Communications; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Celero Communications, Inc. is seeking a Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer to own all aspects of PV execution on advanced nodes.

You will lead full-chip and block PV checks, drive schedules, and ensure tapeout readiness while collaborating with Analog and Physical Design teams to meet performance and manufacturability targets. The role requires a 7+ year track record in full-chip PV, experience with ICV/Calibre, and scripting skills in Python/Tcl.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with full-chip verifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead full chip Physical Verification effort.
• Own execution plans and schedules for full-chip PV.
• Drive accountability for quality, milestones, and tapeout readiness.
• Conduct full chip and blocks PV checks.
• Own the full chip verification scope.
• Collaborate with analog team to ensure clean IP delivery.
• Run and analyze DRC/ERC/LUP/PERC results.
• Use ICV or Calibre verification tools.
• Understand advanced TSMC DRC rules.
• Partner with analog/block/chip top owners for clean floorplan.
• Provide guidance on corner-case requirements.
• Influence floorplan constraints, hierarchy and implementation strategy.
• Participate in tapeout readiness reviews.

Skills

Full-chip PV

Team leadership

PV execution planning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ICV

Calibre

Python

Tcl

Shell scripting

Job description

Celero Communications, Inc. is seeking a Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer to own all aspects of PV execution on advanced nodes.

You will lead full-chip and block PV checks, drive schedules, and ensure tapeout readiness while collaborating with Analog and Physical Design teams to meet performance and manufacturability targets. The role requires a 7+ year track record in full-chip PV, experience with ICV/Calibre, and scripting skills in Python/Tcl.