Job Requirements
Role: Physical Design Senior Lead
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Physical Design engineers.
- Own the complete PD flow:
- Floorplanning
- Power Planning
- Placement
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
- Routing
- Timing Closure
- Physical Verification (DRC/LVS)
- Coordinate with RTL, DFT, STA, Package, and Signoff teams.
- Track schedules, risks, and tapeout milestones.
- Review engineers work and provide technical guidance.
- Drive closure of timing, power, area, and congestion issues.
- Present status updates to management and customers.
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of ICC2 / Innovus and signoff tools.
- Expertise in STA, timing closure, and physical design methodologies.
- Understanding of CMOS technology nodes and metal stack.
- Good debugging, communication, and leadership skills.
Typical Experience
- 8–15+ years in Physical Design.
