Physical Design Engineer, New Grad

SambaNova, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA employer contribution

Gympass+ membership

Headspace

Résumé du poste

SambaNova Systems in San Jose, CA is seeking a new grad Physical Design Engineer to optimize the RTL-to-GDS flow on advanced process nodes. You will write TCL and Python scripts to automate flow steps and collaborate with CAD tooling teams.

The role emphasizes timing, congestion debugging, and working with Cadence Genus, Innovus, and Cerebrus, gaining hands-on tape-out and design-rule experience for a fast-growing AI hardware platform.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science is required.
• Coursework or project experience in VLSI or digital IC design is required.
• Understanding of the RTL to GDS flow, including synthesis and place and route is required.
• Scripting experience in TCL, Perl, or Python is required.

Responsabilités

• Run synthesis and place and route using Cadence Genus, Innovus, and Cerebrus.
• Write scripts in TCL and Python to automate and improve the physical design flow.
• Help physical designers debug timing, congestion, and design rule issues.
• Work with tool vendors to report bugs and test flow improvements.
• Maintain flow documentation and regression testing.

Connaissances

RTL to GDS flow

Scripting (TCL/Perl/Python)

Formation

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Outils

Cadence Genus

Cadence Innovus

Cerebrus

Cadence/Synopsys flow tools

Description du poste

SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) — a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the value.

About The Team

The Physical Design team takes RDU designs through synthesis, place and route, and sign-off on TSMC advanced nodes. We develop and maintain the Cadence based flow, including Genus, Innovus, and Cerebrus, and work with designers and tool vendors to fix flow and design issues.

About The Role

As a new grad Physical Design Engineer, you'll run and improve our RTL to GDS flow on advanced process nodes. You'll write TCL and Python scripts to automate flow steps, help physical designers debug timing and congestion issues, and work with tool vendors on bugs.

Responsibilities

• Run synthesis and place and route using Cadence Genus, Innovus, and Cerebrus
• Write scripts in TCL and Python to automate and improve the physical design flow
• Help physical designers debug timing, congestion, and design rule issues
• Work with tool vendors to report bugs and test flow improvements
• Maintain flow documentation and regression testing

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• Coursework or project experience in VLSI or digital IC design
• Understanding of the RTL to GDS flow, including synthesis and place and route
• Scripting experience in TCL, Perl, or Python

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• Experience with Cadence or Synopsys physical design tools
• Familiarity with static timing analysis
• Familiarity with physical design rules on advanced process nodes
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude for flow development
• Internship or tape-out experience, including class or university tape-outs

Base Salary Range:

Base Pay Range

$120,000—$150,000 USD

EEO Policy

SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Benefits Summary For US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions

SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.