Physical Design Lead - CyientSemi

Job Summary

CyientSemi is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Physical Design Lead to guide and mentor a team in the execution of complex ASIC physical design projects. This role involves overseeing the full physical design flow from netlist to GDSII, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, high-performance, and power-efficient designs.

Job Responsibilities

- Lead and manage a team of physical design engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback.
- Drive the full physical design flow for complex SoC/ASIC projects, including floorplanning, power planning, place and route, clock tree synthesis (CTS), timing closure (STA), signal integrity (SI) analysis, power integrity (PI) analysis, formal verification, and physical verification (DRC/LVS).
- Develop and implement strategies for achieving aggressive power, performance, and area (PPA) targets.
- Collaborate closely with front-end design, DFT, and architecture teams to ensure seamless integration and design closure.
- Define and implement methodologies, scripts, and automation flows to improve efficiency and design quality.
- Conduct critical design reviews and provide technical leadership in problem-solving and issue resolution.
- Contribute to the development of project schedules, resource planning,



and risk mitigation strategies.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, new technologies, and best practices in physical design.
- Document design methodologies, results, and provide explicit communication to stakeholders.

Job Qualifications

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of industry experience in ASIC/SoC physical design, with at least 3 years in a lead or supervisory role.
- Proven expertise in all aspects of physical design, including floorplanning, P&R;, CTS, STA, DRC/LVS.
- Strong command of industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys Fusion Compiler/Innovus, Cadence Genus/Tempus/Voltus/Joules, Ansys RedHawk/PathFinder).
- In-depth knowledge of advanced technology nodes (e.g., 7nm, 5nm, 3nm).
- Hands-on experience with scripting languages (e.g., Tcl, Perl, Python) for automation and flow development.
- Solid understanding of timing constraints, power optimization techniques, and signal integrity challenges.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to issue resolution.

📌 Technical Director - Physical Design (Hyderabad)
🏢 Cyient
📍 Hyderabad