Physical Design Engineer: Silicon ASICs for Space

SpaceX; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical/Vision/Dental

401(k)

Parental leave

Vacation & holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Physical Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) to advance next-generation ASICs for Starlink and space infrastructure. You will join cross-disciplinary teams to design, verify, and optimize RTL-to-GDSII flows, focusing on timing, power, and area targets in a deep sub-micron CMOS environment.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with scripting skills, familiarity with EDA tools, and a proactive, collaborative mindset ready to work extended hours to meet critical milestones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science.
• 1+ years of RTL2GDSII physical design experience.
• Experience with deep sub-micron FinFET/CMOS physics and standard cells.

Responsibilities

• Perform partition synthesis and physical implementation steps including placement, routing, and signoff checks.
• Develop/optimize physical design methodologies and scripts.
• Collaborate with ASIC design teams on timing, power, and area targets.
• Address design/timing/congestion issues and drive solutions.
• Debug signoff closures in STA, electromigration, and voltage drop analyses.

Skills

RTL to GDSII

Physical design flow

EDA tools

FinFET CMOS

Scripting: Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Physical Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) to advance next-generation ASICs for Starlink and space infrastructure. You will join cross-disciplinary teams to design, verify, and optimize RTL-to-GDSII flows, focusing on timing, power, and area targets in a deep sub-micron CMOS environment.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with scripting skills, familiarity with EDA tools, and a proactive, collaborative mindset ready to work extended hours to meet critical milestones.