Senior Staff

2 weeks ago

singapore Cognitive Design Technology Pvt Ltd Full-time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer / Principal Engineer – Physical Design to lead and execute advanced semiconductor physical design activities for complex SoCs and high-performance digital ICs.

Role: Senior Staff / Principal Engineer – Physical Design

Employment Type: Full-Time

Physical Design Implementation

  • Lead end-to-end RTL-to-GDSII implementation for complex SoCs and digital IPs.
  • Drive floor planning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and physical optimization.
  • Own timing closure across multiple process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) corners.
  • Optimize designs for power, performance, and area (PPA).
  • Perform congestion analysis, signal integrity analysis, and design optimization.
  • Drive physical design signoff activities, including timing, signal integrity, and power integrity.

Static Timing Analysis and Signoff

  • Perform static timing analysis (STA), setup/hold analysis, and timing ECOs.
  • Resolve complex timing violations, including crosstalk, SI-related issues, and high-fanout net problems.
  • Analyze and optimize multi-mode, multi-corner (MMMC) timing scenarios.
  • Review and sign off timing reports, parasitic extraction results, and implementation quality.

Physical Verification and Reliability

  • Work closely with physical verification teams to resolve DRC, LVS, and antenna violations.
  • Support IR-drop, electromigration (EM), and power integrity analysis.
  • Ensure implementation compliance with foundry design rules and technology requirements.
  • Drive physical design quality and signoff readiness.

4. EDA Tools

Experience with one or more of the following tools is required:

  • Cadence Innovus
  • Synopsys Fusion Compiler
  • Cadence Tempus
  • Parasitic extraction and physical verification tools

5. Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, VLSI Design, Microelectronics, or a related discipline.

6. Experience Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor physical design.