Physical Design Engineer: High-Speed SoC & Power

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 107,400 - 161,200; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to join the Connectivity SoC team.

You will work on the complete physical design flow for high-speed, low-power designs, including floorplanning, place-and-route, power planning, IR drop analysis, timing closure, and ECOs. Proficiency with Python and shell scripting, and experience with Cadence Innovus or Synopsys Fusion Compiler is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of PD experience with tapeout in tile/sub-system/SoC level.
• Floorplanning of macro cells and macro placement.
• Experience with P&R tools (Cadence Innovus and/or Fusion Compiler).
• Timing closure (STA) and ECO implementation.
• Formal verification and PV (physical verification) experience.
• IR drop/power analysis and DV/DFT constraint handling.
• Scripting in Python, Perl/TCL, and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PD solutions from netlist and timing constraints to final product.
• Handle floorplanning, power planning, IR drop analysis and routing.
• Implement timing fixes and functional ECOs; debug physical violations.
• Collaborate with design/verification teams and perform tapeout readiness.

Skills

Floorplanning

Placement & Routing

Timing closure

Power/IR drop analysis

DFT constraints

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Formal verification

Physical verification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Synopsys PTSI

PV/STA tools

Job description

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to join the Connectivity SoC team.

You will work on the complete physical design flow for high-speed, low-power designs, including floorplanning, place-and-route, power planning, IR drop analysis, timing closure, and ECOs. Proficiency with Python and shell scripting, and experience with Cadence Innovus or Synopsys Fusion Compiler is required.