Lead / Principal Physical Design Engineer (Team Lead) Location:

Ahmedabad, India (Sasken Silicon) Function:

ASIC Backend / Physical Design Reports to:

PD Engineering Manager / Silicon Delivery Head Team:

Leads a pod of ~10 junior–to–mid PD engineers (PD, STA, DFT, PV) Role Summary We are looking for an experienced Physical Design lead to own the backend implementation of a high-performance digital IP on an advanced process node, from synthesis through tapeout-ready GDS-II. Beyond hands-on technical depth, this person must be able to

lead and grow a team of ~10 junior PD engineers

— distributing work, reviewing quality, unblocking the team, and driving convergence against tight QoR and schedule targets. This is a delivery-ownership role: the lead is accountable for floorplan strategy, timing/power/area closure, signoff quality, and on-time tapeout, while mentoring less-experienced engineers to operate at advanced-node standards. Key Responsibilities Technical ownership Own the full RTL-to-GDS physical design flow: synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing,



and signoff. Define floorplan and power-delivery strategy, including advanced-node considerations such as backside power delivery (PowerVia) and gate-all-around / RibbonFET cell handling where applicable. Drive timing closure across all PVT corners (MMMC, AOCV/POCV), including setup/hold, signal integrity, and complex timing ECOs. Own physical verification closure (DRC/LVS, antenna, PERC), power/EM/IR integrity, and thermal / self-heating (SHE) signoff. Manage memory and macro integration (e.g., large SRAM arrays), congestion management, and high pin-density datapath closure. Set up and validate the PD flow on a current PDK, including tool/flow bring-up and "pipe-clean" trial runs. Team leadership (critical) Lead a pod of ~10 junior PD engineers: assign blocks/tasks, set technical direction, and balance load dynamically across project phases. Review the team's work — floorplans, timing reports, signoff

📌 Lead Engineer (Mumbai)
🏢 Sasken Technologies
📍 Mumbai