Lead Physical Design Engineer

Lead Physical Design Engineer – 8+ Years

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 8+ Years

Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days preferred

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Physical Design Engineer with 8+ years of strong hands-on experience in VLSI Physical Design. The candidate will own complex block/full-chip implementation activities and drive timing, power, performance, area, and physical signoff closure.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive end-to-end Physical Design implementation from netlist to GDSII.
• Lead floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, optimization, and signoff activities.
• Drive timing closure across multiple modes and corners.
• Analyze and resolve complex setup, hold, congestion, clock, and routing issues.
• Drive PPA optimization throughout the implementation cycle.
• Lead ECO implementation and closure.
• Drive resolution of DRC, LVS, antenna, density, IR/EM, and other signoff issues.
• Work on advanced-node and high-performance SoC designs.
• Collaborate closely with STA, RTL, Synthesis, DFT, Power/IR-EM and Physical Verification teams.
• Drive methodology and flow improvements to improve implementation quality and productivity.
• Develop automation using Tcl/Perl/Python.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and senior engineers.
• Participate in technical reviews, root-cause analysis, and project planning.
• Take ownership of project deliverables and drive issues to closure.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of relevant experience in VLSI Physical Design.
• Strong expertise in complete Physical Design implementation and signoff.
• Hands-on experience with one or more of:
• Cadence Innovus
• Synopsys Fusion Compiler
• Synopsys ICC2
• Strong knowledge of:
• Floorplanning & Power Planning
• Placement Optimization
• CTS & Clock Optimization
• Routing
• MMMC
• STA & Timing Closure
• PPA Optimization
• ECO
• Physical Signoff
• IR/EM
• Experience with Low Power / Multi-Voltage design and UPF is preferred.
• Strong scripting skills in Tcl; Perl/Python is an advantage.
• Good understanding of advanced-node implementation challenges.

Leadership Skills

• Ability to independently own complex blocks or full-chip implementation.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and mentor team members.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional VLSI teams and drive closure.

Education

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, VLSI, or related engineering discipline.