Senior Staff Engineer – Physical Design

Experience: 12–16 Years

Location: Bengaluru

Role Overview

Seeking a highly experienced Physical Design Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in full-chip implementation, sign-off STA, and PPA optimization for complex ASIC/SoC designs. The role requires architectural ownership, robust technical judgment, and expertise in driving design closure.

Key Responsibilities
Own full-chip physical implementation from floorplanning to routing and sign-off.
Drive STA, timing budgeting, and timing closure across MMMC scenarios.
Lead implementation and optimization using Cadence Innovus .
Resolve complex setup/hold violations, congestion, signal integrity, and clocking challenges.
Drive PPA optimization, ECOs, and synthesis-to-route timing correlation.
Define physical design methodologies and implementation strategies for advanced SoC designs.





Required Technical Skills
Strong hands-on expertise in full-chip Physical Design and sign-off STA .
Proficiency in Cadence Innovus and Synopsys PrimeTime / Cadence Tempus.
Expertise in floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and timing closure.
Solid knowledge of MMMC, SDC, OCV/AOCV/POCV, SI, and parasitic analysis.
Tcl scripting and physical design flow automation.

Candidate Profile
12–16 years of relevant ASIC/SoC Physical Design experience.
Robust architectural problem-solving and technical ownership.
Proven experience driving complex full-chip implementation and tapeout closure.
Hands-on technical leadership; not a people-management-focused role.

📌 Senior Staff Engineer – Physical Design Bengaluru
🏢 leadsoc technologies
📍 Bengaluru