Remote ASIC Physical Design Engineer (6+ Month Contract)

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate need for a Physical Design Engineer for a 06+ months contract, primarily remote in the United States. The role involves ensuring tape-out readiness and optimizing floorplans, CTS, routing, and ECO activities, with collaboration across STA, DFT, and RTL teams.

Key requirements include hands-on ASIC physical design experience and proficiency with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, plus scripting skills in TCL, Perl, or Python to automate design tasks.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of ASIC physical design and implementation flow.
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler.
• Scripting skills in TCL, Perl, and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Execute block-level physical design implementation from floorplan to tape-out.
• Develop and optimize floorplans, macro placement, and power-aware design methodologies.
• Perform placement optimization to achieve timing, power, area, and congestion targets.
• Drive Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), routing, and ECO implementation activities.
• Support timing analysis, timing closure, and signoff readiness.
• Optimize design utilization, congestion, and routability across implementation stages.
• Perform DFM-related fixes and support signoff closure requirements.
• Collaborate with STA, DFT, and RTL teams to resolve implementation issues.
• Support tape-out activities and ensure design quality requirements are met.
• Develop automation scripts using TCL, Perl, and Python to improve design productivity.

Skills

ASIC physical design

Scripting (TCL/Python)

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Job description

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. has an immediate need for a Physical Design Engineer for a 06+ months contract, primarily remote in the United States. The role involves ensuring tape-out readiness and optimizing floorplans, CTS, routing, and ECO activities, with collaboration across STA, DFT, and RTL teams.

Key requirements include hands-on ASIC physical design experience and proficiency with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, plus scripting skills in TCL, Perl, or Python to automate design tasks.