Physical Design Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Bangalore, India

Physical Design Engineer responsible for end-to-end Physical Design and Analog Layout for Intel's Client, Server and ASIC Hard-IP portfolios, as well as advanced testchips. The role involves execution from RTL/Netlist through GDSII using established Physical Design methodologies and sign-off practices, impacting product-level parameters such as power, frequency, and area.

What you'd actually do

  1. Execute physical design implementation from RTL to GDS, including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, and power/clock distribution.
  2. Conduct verification and signoff, including formal equivalence verification, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and timing analysis.
  3. Identify and resolve violations, making recommendations for current and future product architectures.
  4. Optimize designs to enhance metrics such as power, frequency, and area using industry-standard EDA tools.
  5. Develop and improve physical design methodologies, automation flows, and processes.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or VLSI with 4+ years of relevant experience; or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Proficiency in RTL-to-GDS flow, including synthesis, placement, routing, and design-for-test using industry-standard EDA tools.
  • Advanced knowledge in timing methodology, constraints development, and timing convergence challenges.
  • Hands-on experience with low-power designs, multiple power domains, and layout verification.
  • Expertise in scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, or Python to enhance automation and design efficiency.

Nice to have

  • Strong understanding of VLSI circuits, sub-micron CMOS technologies, and design techniques for high-speed, low-power digital circuits.
  • Experience in computer architecture, logic design fundamentals, and hardware description languages such as Verilog or System Verilog.
  • Leadership experience, including mentorship and driving teams toward success.
  • Proven track record of delivering successful projects with complex design challenges.

What the JD emphasized

  • 6+ years of relevant experience
  • 4+ years of relevant experience
  • 2+ years of relevant experience