Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

Experience

General Summary:

12+ years of experience in Physical Design, including floorplanning, Place & Route (PNR), Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and STA signoff checks
Hands-on experience owning end-to-end Physical Design from netlist to GDSII, including HM-level PV, LEC, low-power checks, PDN design, and STA closure
Experience with voltage islands and low-power design methodologies, flows, and implementation
Robust focus on achieving optimal PPA (Power, Performance, Area)
Strong familiarity with industry-standard tools such as Fusion Compiler (FC), Genus, Innovus, , PrimeTime (PT), Tempus, Voltus, and RedHawk
Solid understanding of the full Physical Design flow from floorplanning to post-route optimization and timing signoff, including IR drop analysis and physical verification
Experience in implementing complex ECOs for timing convergence across multiple corners using Tweaker, Tempus, and physical ECO flows in PrimeTime




Knowledge of power optimization techniques and methods to minimize power consumption
Experience in deep submicron technology nodes (preferred)
Understanding of high-performance and low-power implementation techniques (preferred)
Strong fundamentals in Physical Design and VLSI concepts
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl, Python and TCL

Roles and Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Design, CAD) to address critical physical design challenges in Camera PNR Implementation.
Develop innovative techniques within Physical Design and optimization space to meet stringent PPA targets.
Engage with external CAD tool vendors and internal CAD teams to identify and enhance optimization issues related to Camera designs.
Partner with all block-level implementation teams to analyze, implement, and improve optimization methods relevant to the designs.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Elect

📌 Physical Design Engineer, Sr Staff (Bengaluru)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Bengaluru