Job Title: Senior Physical Design Engineer
Location
Pune / Bangalore / Hyderabad (Hybrid)
Experience
8-10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Physical Design Engineer to join our VLSI Physical Design team. The candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality physical implementation of complex SoC/IP blocks from netlist to GDSII, ensuring timing, power, area, and reliability targets are met. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in advanced node design implementation and signoff methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
Own end-to-end physical design implementation of complex digital blocks/subsystems.
Drive floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, timing closure, and physical verification.
Perform design optimization for PPA (Power, Performance, Area) targets.
Execute timing closure across multiple operating modes and process corners.
Analyze and resolve setup, hold, SI, IR-drop, EM, and congestion issues.
Collaborate with RTL, Synthesis, DFT, STA, Package, and Signoff teams to achieve project milestones.




Support ECO implementation and tapeout activities.
Develop and enhance PD methodologies, automation flows, and scripts to improve productivity.
Review design quality and mentor junior engineers.
Work closely with global cross-functional teams.
Required Technical Skills
Robust expertise in:
Floorplanning
Power Planning
Placement Optimization
Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
Routing
Timing Closure
Physical Verification
STA & Signoff
In-depth knowledge of:
Static Timing Analysis (STA)
Multi-Mode Multi-Corner (MMMC) methodologies
Crosstalk/SI Analysis
ECO Flows
Timing Signoff
Physical Signoff
Experience with:
IR Drop Analysis
Electromigration (EM) Analysis
DRC/LVS Closure
Reliability Checks
Tools
Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools:
Cadence Innovus
Synopsys ICC2
PrimeTime
Tempus
RedHawk / Voltus
StarRC / Quantus
Calibre
Educational Qualification
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electronics

📌 Senior Physical Design Engineer (Pune)
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