This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 1500000 (ie INR 10 - 15 LPA)
Min Experience: 2+ years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full time

We are looking for a talented
Physical Design Engineer (PNR)
with
2-6 years of experience
in ASIC physical design to join our semiconductor engineering team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise across the complete physical design flow, with strong proficiency in
Floorplanning, Power Planning, Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and Place & Route (PNR)
. You will work closely with front-end design, timing, DFT, and verification teams to deliver high-performance, power-efficient, and manufacturable chip designs for advanced technology nodes.

This role offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge semiconductor products while contributing to challenging design implementations and optimization activities.

Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Execute complete Place & Route (PNR) flow for complex ASIC and SoC designs
- Develop and optimize floorplans considering performance, congestion,



power, and area constraints
- Perform power planning, including power grid design, IR drop considerations, and power integrity optimization
- Carry out standard cell placement with a focus on timing, congestion, and routability
- Implement Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS) to achieve timing closure while minimizing clock skew and latency
- Perform routing, design optimization, and engineering change orders (ECOs) to meet design objectives
- Analyze and resolve timing violations across setup, hold, and signal integrity constraints
- Collaborate with RTL, DFT, timing, and verification teams throughout the implementation cycle
- Support physical verification activities including DRC, LVS, antenna, and electrical rule checks
- Optimize designs for power, performance, and area (PPA) while ensuring high-quality implementation
- Debug implementation issues and recommend improvements to enhance design efficiency and

📌 Physical Design Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Weekday AI (YC W21)
📍 Bengaluru