Physical Design Engineer- Sunnyvale, CA

Cystems Logic Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cystems Logic Inc in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an experienced Physical Design Engineer to join a high-performing silicon engineering team supporting one of the world's leading technology organizations in Sunnyvale, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge ASIC/SoC designs and collaborate with talented engineers throughout the chip development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities include RTL synthesis, floorplanning, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure optimal timing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in EE/CE or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience in ASIC/SoC physical design.
• Expertise in RTL synthesis and timing optimization.
• Floorplanning experience for advanced technology nodes.
• Solid experience with netlist optimization and physical implementation methodologies.
• Experience collaborating with RTL/design teams to improve design quality.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
• Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs while ensuring optimal timing, congestion, and power distribution.
• Collaborate with RTL design engineers to provide actionable feedback that improves RTL quality, synthesis results, and overall implementation.
• Analyze netlists and identify opportunities for optimization to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
• Work cross-functionally with architecture, RTL, verification, and physical design teams to ensure smooth design convergence.
• Support timing closure by identifying implementation bottlenecks and recommending design improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous process and methodology improvements.

Skills

RTL synthesis

Timing optimization

Floorplanning

Netlist optimization

Physical design

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

EDA tools for synthesis

Education

Bachelors or Masters in EE/CE or related field

Tools

EDA tools for synthesis

EDA tools for physical design

Job description

We have below longterm contract and onsite job opening.

Need a PDE with front end experience who is good with Synthesis, PDE flow and placement optimization.

We are hiring an experienced Physical Design Engineer to join a high-performing silicon engineering team supporting one of the world's leading technology organizations in Sunnyvale, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge ASIC/SoC designs and collaborate with talented engineers throughout the chip development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
• Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs while ensuring optimal timing, congestion, and power distribution.
• Collaborate closely with RTL design engineers to provide actionable feedback that improves RTL quality, synthesis results, and overall implementation.
• Analyze netlists and identify opportunities for optimization to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
• Work cross-functionally with architecture, RTL, verification, and physical design teams to ensure smooth design convergence.
• Support timing closure by identifying implementation bottlenecks and recommending design improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous process and methodology improvements.

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC physical design with 10+ years of industry experience.
• Expertise in RTL synthesis and timing optimization.
• Solid experience with floorplanning for advanced technology nodes.
• Strong understanding of netlist optimization and physical implementation methodologies.
• Experience collaborating with RTL/design teams to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills :

• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis and physical design.
• Strong understanding of timing, congestion, power, and area optimization techniques.
• Experience working on high-performance CPU, GPU, AI/ML, or networking SoCs is a plus

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.