Senior Physical Design Engineer - RTL-to-GDS Tapeout

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Comprehensive benefits

Development opportunities

Job summary

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to drive the entire RTL-to-GDS flow, including synthesis, floorplanning, P&R, CTS, STA and signoff. The role reports to the Senior Manager at the San Jose Center and requires a strong track record in physical design for tapeouts, with a hybrid schedule (4 days in office).

You will join a high-caliber team focused on delivering cutting-edge semiconductor production and collaborating with customers at

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Science Engineering required.
• Experience with RTL-GDS physical implementation.
• In-depth knowledge of major EDA flows and tools.

Responsibilities

• Complete entire physical implementation of the block level and tapeout production chip.
• Block level floorplanning and quality analysis of floorplans.
• Customize Clock Tree Structure and Place & Route.
• Implement ECOs for timing closure.
• Conduct EM/Noise and Power/IR analysis and fixes.
• Perform DRC/LVS/ERC/ANTENNA analysis and cleanup.
• Sign off on physical verification.

Skills

GDS/Netlist integration

EDA tools knowledge

TSMC N16 experience

Block-level P&R/signoff

Perl/TCL scripting

Customer-site work

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Science Engineering

Tools

Major EDA tools

Job description

TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to drive the entire RTL-to-GDS flow, including synthesis, floorplanning, P&R, CTS, STA and signoff. The role reports to the Senior Manager at the San Jose Center and requires a strong track record in physical design for tapeouts, with a hybrid schedule (4 days in office).

You will join a high-caliber team focused on delivering cutting-edge semiconductor production and collaborating with customers at