Physcial Design Engineer

Wipro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Wipro is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to lead PD/PNR activities in Mountain View. You will drive block-level implementation from netlist to GDSII, including floorplanning, CTS, routing, power planning, and verification, with emphasis on PPA, timing convergence, and signoff.

The role requires 8–10 years of experience in VLSI physical design, strong debugging skills, and collaboration with RTL/DFT/STA teams. Eligible for Wipro’s broad benefits and equal opportunity employer policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in physical design and PnR at advanced nodes.
• Strong debugging and signoff skills.
• Knowledge of low-power design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Drive block-level physical design from netlist to GDSII.
• Perform floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, and verification.
• Optimize for Power, Performance, and Area targets.
• Achieve timing closure across corners and modes.
• Analyze setup/hold, capacitance, and noise violations.
• Maintain timing constraints (SDC) and STA signoff.
• EMIR analysis and closure.
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, and Signoff teams for tapeout.
• Debug CD/PD issues and drive convergence within schedules.

Skills

Physical Design

PnR flow

Floorplanning

CTS

Routing

Timing Closure

STA

SDC

EMIR

PPA Optimization

Fusion Compiler/ICC2

PrimeTime

Innovus

RedHawk/Voltus

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler/ICC2

PrimeTime

Cadence Innovus

RedHawk/Voltus

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Physical Design Engineer with strong expertise in Place & Route (PnR), Power Performance-Area (PPA) optimization, and timing convergence for advanced technology nodes.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive block-level physical design implementation from netlist to GDSII.
• Perform floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and physical verification.
• Optimize designs for Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) targets.
• Achieve timing closure across multiple corners and modes.
• Analyze and resolve setup, hold, transition, capacitance, and noise violations.
• Develop and maintain timing constraints (SDC) and STA signoff methodologies.
• Perform EMIR (Electromigration & IR Drop) analysis and closure.
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, STA, and Signoff teams to ensure successful tapeout.
• Debug physical design issues and drive design convergence within project schedules.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Physical Design and PnR flow.
• Hands-on expertise in:
• Floorplanning
• Placement & Optimization
• Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
• Routing
• Timing Closure
• Static Timing Analysis (STA)
• Timing Constraints (SDC)
• EMIR Analysis
• PPA Optimization
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as:
• Synopsys Fusion Compiler / ICC2
• PrimeTime
• Cadence Innovus (optional)
• RedHawk / Voltus (EMIR)
• Good understanding of low-power design techniques and signoff methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
• Experience in advanced nodes (7nm/5nm/3nm preferred).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional silicon teams.

Mandatory Skills: VLSI Physical Place and Route.

Experience: 8-10 Years

The expected compensation for this role ranges from $100,000 to $180,000 .

Final compensation will depend on various factors, including your geographical location, minimum wage obligations, skills, and relevant experience.

Based on the position, the role is also eligible for Wipro's standard benefits including a full range of medical and dental benefits options, disability insurance, paid time off (inclusive of sick leave), other paid and unpaid leave options.

Applicants are advised that employment in some roles may be conditioned on successful completion of a post-offer drug screening, subject to applicable state law.

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