Staff Physical Design Engineer

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 8–12 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a Staff Physical Design Engineer with solid hands-on expertise in full-chip physical implementation, timing closure, and signoff for complex SoC designs.

Key Responsibilities

- Own full-chip RTL-to-GDSII implementation across synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing and signoff.
- Drive MCMM STA, setup/hold closure, ECOs and critical path optimization .
- Resolve congestion, IR/EM, signal integrity, DRC/LVS and physical design issues .
- Optimize PPA, timing, power and area across implementation stages.
- Collaborate with RTL, STA, DFT, PD and signoff teams to drive tapeout readiness .
- Develop and enhance PD flows and automation using Tcl/Python/Perl.

Core Technical Skills





- Strong full-chip Physical Design / ASIC implementation experience.
- Hands-on with Synopsys ICC2/Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, Design Compiler or equivalent.
- Deep understanding of STA, MCMM, CTS, timing closure and ECO methodology .
- Strong expertise in floorplanning, power planning, placement and routing .
- Experience with advanced-node SoCs and complex clocking architectures preferred.
- Strong scripting and debugging skills.

Ideal Candidate: A highly hands-on Physical Design engineer who can independently drive full-chip implementation and timing closure through tapeout.

📌 Staff Physical Design Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Leadsoc Technologies
📍 Bengaluru