ASIC Physical Design, Staff Engineer

Job Title

ASIC Physical Design, Staff Engineer

Role Summary

Senior engineering role on the ASIC Physical Design team based in Da Nang, Vietnam. The position focuses on advancing physical implementation flows and delivering silicon-ready designs by collaborating with timing, verification, and architecture teams.

Information on specific team structure, reporting line, and project scope is not provided in the source posting.

Experience Level

Senior (Staff Engineer). Years-of-experience guidance not specified.

Responsibilities

Information not specified in the source posting. Typical responsibilities for this role may include:

• Lead or perform ASIC physical implementation activities (placement, routing, timing closure).
• Develop and optimize physical design flows and scripts to improve quality and turnaround.
• Collaborate with RTL designers, timing engineers, and verification teams to resolve design issues toward tapeout.
• Participate in design reviews and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

Source posting does not list explicit requirements. Common expectations for this role include:

• Must-have (typical): Several years of ASIC physical-design experience; familiarity with place-and-route and static timing analysis concepts; scripting skills (Tcl/Python/Perl); understanding of standard-cell libraries and timing closure flows.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with advanced process nodes and commercial EDA physical-design tools (e.g., Synopsys Fusion/ICC2, PrimeTime) and experience leading complex tapeouts.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.