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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California open_in_new

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Job Description

Job Description

JD for PD:
  • Exposure to TSClient 2NP/3NP is must
  • Perform end to end physical design flow:
    • Floorplanning
    • Power planning (PG grid, IR)
    • Placement & optimization
    • CTS (Clock Tree Synthesis)
    • Routing
    • Post route optimization
  • Achieve timing closure across all modes and corners
  • Resolve DRC, LVS, ERC and signoff violations
  • Handle low power design techniques:
    • Multi Vt, Multi voltage (UPF)
    • Power gating, clock gating
  • Perform physical verification and signoff:
    • STA (Primetime)
    • SI / Crosstalk
    • IR drop & EM analysis
  • Work on advanced nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm or below)
  • Collaborate with:
    • RTL & Micro architecture teams
    • DFT & Test engineers
    • Foundry and CAD teams
  • Debug complex timing, congestion, power, and variability issues
  • Drive methodology improvements and automation (scripts/flows)

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Posting ID: 1309845357 Posted: 2026-10-29 Job Title: Physical Design Engineer