Physical Chip Design Engineer

2 weeks ago


Singapore SUNLUNE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Full time

**Responsibilities**:

- **Develop Low-Power Design Workflows**:
Own the design process to minimize power consumption while ensuring performance and reliability using advanced tools and techniques.
- **Full-Chip Floor Planning and Routing**:
Lead floor planning and place-and-route efforts to optimize chip area and meet performance, area, and power goals.
- **Power Network Design**:
Create and analyze robust power networks to ensure performance, minimize losses, and support low-power goals.
- **Timing Closure and Signoff**:
Collaborate with teams to resolve timing issues and manage power and signal integrity for design verification.
- **Physical Verification (DRC and LVS)**:
Ensure compliance with layout and manufacturing rules through DRC and LVS for a tape-out-ready design.
- **Cross-Team Collaboration**:
Work with engineers across functions to align designs with chip architecture and solve design challenges.
- **Continuous Improvement**:
Stay updated on design advancements and improve workflows for better efficiency and low-power optimization.

**Requirements**:

- **Educational Background**:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees (Master’s/Ph.D.) are a plus.
- **Experience**:
Minimum X years in physical design with a focus on high-performance, low-power designs. Must have tape-out experience and familiarity with advanced semiconductor technologies (12nm and below).
- **Technical Expertise**:
Proficient in full-chip floor planning, place-and-route, and physical verification (DRC and LVS). Strong knowledge of power network design, IR drop analysis, and timing closure with static timing analysis (STA) tools like PrimeTime.
- **Software Knowledge**:
Experience with tools such as Synopsys IC Compiler, Cadence Innovus, and scripting languages like Perl, TCL, and Python.
- **Place-and-Route Experience**:
Hands-on expertise in place-and-route methodologies for optimizing performance, power, and area.
- **Soft Skills**:
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to address design challenges.
- **Preferred Skills**:
Experience with advanced low-power techniques, deep sub-micron technologies (7nm, 5nm, etc.), multi-voltage designs, and design-for-manufacturing (DFM) principles.



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