Lead Physical Design Engineer

Company: Siliconus Technologies Private Limited
Location: Bengaluru
Employment Type: Full time
Experience:7–15 Years

Job Summary

Siliconus Technologies is looking for an experienced Lead Physical Design Engineer to lead and manage Physical Design activities across block-level and full-chip projects.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on expertise in the RTL-to-GDSII flow, excellent technical leadership skills, and the ability to independently drive PPA optimization, timing closure, physical signoff, project execution, and customer interactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end Physical Design flow from netlist to GDSII.
• Own project execution and technical delivery for assigned blocks/projects.
• Lead floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, optimization, and signoff activities.
• Drive setup and hold timing closure across multiple modes and corners.
• Perform and review MCMM STA analysis and resolve timing issues.
• Drive PPA optimization across performance, power, and area targets.




• Analyze and resolve congestion, transition, capacitance, fanout, DRC, and routing violations.
• Drive IR Drop, EM, Signal Integrity, Crosstalk, DRC/LVS, and physical signoff activities.
• Lead ECO implementation and timing optimization.
• Work closely with RTL, Synthesis, STA, DFT, PV, and Foundry teams to resolve technical issues.
• Drive block integration and full-chip implementation activities.
• Own tapeout readiness and ensure all signoff criteria are met.
• Provide technical direction, mentoring, and guidance to junior and mid-level Physical Design engineers.
• Review team deliverables and ensure adherence to project methodologies and quality standards.
• Plan task allocation, track project progress, and ensure deliverables are completed within timelines.
• Identify technical risks and proactively develop solutions to avoid project delays.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical discussions, status cal

📌 Lead physical design engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Siliconus Technologies
📍 Bengaluru