Senior Physical Design Engineer

Intel Intel · Semiconductors · Bangalore, India

Senior Physical Design Engineer responsible for block-level Physical Design execution of Hard-IPs and Testchips, from netlist handoff through GDSII, including floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, optimization, and ECO closure. Requires experience with industry-standard VLSI flows and tools like Synopsys/Cadence, and scripting in TCL/Python.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own block-level Physical Design from netlist handoff through GDSII under established methodologies.
  2. Execute floorplanning, power intent setup, placement, CTS, routing, optimization, and ECO closure.
  3. Run and debug Physical Design flows using standard tool environments.
  4. Support physical sign-off activities including DRC/LVS and directed IR/EM analysis.
  5. Analyze and improve QoR metrics (timing, power, area) for assigned blocks.

Skills

Required

  • BS with 6-8 years or MS with 5-7 years of relevant Physical Design experience
  • Hands-on experience with industry-standard VLSI Physical Design flows
  • Working knowledge of Synopsys/Cadence Physical Design tools including Fusion Compiler/Innovus
  • Working knowledge of physical verification using ICV
  • Scripting experience in TCL and/or Python

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated ownership, execution discipline, and effective collaboration skills