Senior Physical Design Engineer
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Physical Design Engineer to join our global team in Cork City, Ireland.
The successful candidate will be responsible for driving and executing all phases of the complete physical design flow for next-generation SOCs in bleeding-edge technologies.
This role involves working on complex designs with aggressive PPA targets, managing schedules and plans, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of industry trends and innovations in physical design, as well as experience with tools and methodologies for physical design implementation in advanced technology nodes.
You will be part of a world-wide team responsible for the complete Physical Implementation and Sign-off for next-gen cores in chips.
Responsibilities:
* Working on physical design execution from floorplan to GDS for high-speed complex designs.
* Managing schedules, plans, status, risks, and support cross-functional engineering effort.
* Collaborating with design and DFT teams on understanding design in context of physical design timing closure and power optimization.
* Demonstrating good understanding of and conducts research on industry trends and innovations in physical design.
* Conducting complex analyses of test results using statistics and data predictions to track benchmarks and identify issues or areas for improvement.
* Working across teams to align on important areas of PPA improvement and ensure targets are met.
* Taking part in the research of innovative methodologies for pushing the PPA limits in physical design, including the development of new scripts and flows.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
* 3+ years of relevant experience in Physical Design.
* Knowledge of entire PD flow from netlist to GDS (Floorplanning, Power planning, Placement/CTS/Routing and corresponding optimization steps).
* Good experience and knowledge of tools for physical design implementation in advanced technology nodes (10nm and below).
* Expert in automation skills using Perl and TCL and able to develop/support flows related to physical design.
Salary:
$120,000 - $150,000 per annum, depending on experience.
Location:
Cork City, Ireland.
Company:
A leading Multinational Semiconductor Wireless Organisation.