Senior Physical Design Engineer – High-Performance CPU, 3nm

MediaTek; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 128,600 - 217,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

MediaTek in Austin, TX is seeking a senior physical design engineer to lead APR for 3nm and other nodes, develop clock-tree optimization, and collaborate across front‑end, STA, IR/EM, and verification teams. You will apply 5+ years of CPU physical design experience, with strong scripting in Perl, Python, TCL and Make, and a deep knowledge of floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and signoff.

Salary range reflects US market norms; benefits include health and life insurance, 401(k), paid

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in physical design implementation (APR) for complex SoCs or IP.
• Strong scripting skills in Perl, Python, TCL, and Make for flow automation and productivity improvement.
• Solid understanding of physical design concepts, including floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and signoff.
• Experience with CPU physical implementation is a strong plus.
• Additional experience with synthesis, formal equivalence checking, flow automation, IR analysis, and STA analysis is highly desirable.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills in a cross-functional, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform APR implementation and PV signoff for high-performance CPU designs in 3nm and other advanced nodes.
• Develop and optimize clock tree structures to meet performance, power, and skew/jitter targets.
• Conduct early-stage PPA evaluation and risk assessment to guide architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with front-end design, STA, IR/EM, and verification teams to close timing, power, and physical design issues.
• Support and enhance design methodologies and flows to improve quality, scalability, and turnaround time.

Skills

APR implementation

Physical design

Scripting: Perl

Scripting: Python

Scripting: TCL

Scripting: Make

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Synthesis tools

Formal equivalence checking

Flow automation tools

STA analysis

Job description

MediaTek in Austin, TX is seeking a senior physical design engineer to lead APR for 3nm and other nodes, develop clock-tree optimization, and collaborate across front‑end, STA, IR/EM, and verification teams. You will apply 5+ years of CPU physical design experience, with strong scripting in Perl, Python, TCL and Make, and a deep knowledge of floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and signoff.

Salary range reflects US market norms; benefits include health and life insurance, 401(k), paid