Digital Physical Design
NXP SemiconductorsJob Title
Digital Physical Design
Role Summary
Perform physical design and verification for semiconductor SoC products, focusing on layout, place-and-route, timing closure, and design-rule compliance. Work within a cross-functional product development team to implement, test, and improve device designs and manufacturing yield.
Experience Level
Entry-level. The posting requests approximately 1 year of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include executing physical design tasks across the digital implementation flow and supporting product development and production monitoring.
- Perform physical design implementation and verification (DRC, LVS, and related checks).
- Drive RTL-to-GDSII flows and manage SoC physical design flow steps (PnR, timing, signoff).
- Perform static timing analysis (STA) and optimize clock network quality-of-results (QoR) for timing closure.
- Develop and maintain scripts and automation using Python, TCL, and Perl to support EDA flows.
- Configure and use EDA tools for design, verification, and test program implementation.
- Review product requirements and logic diagrams; document design specifications and change implementations.
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams on design status, processing, testing, and failure analysis; monitor production conformance to specifications.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- Approximately 1 year of professional experience in a physical design or related role.
- Experience with physical design verification (DRC) and RTL-to-GDS flows.
- Working knowledge of SoC physical design flow and place-and-route (PnR) processes.
- Proficiency in static timing analysis (STA) and clock QoR optimization.
- Experience scripting and automating flows with Python, TCL, and/or Perl.
- Ability to operate and configure computer-assisted engineering / EDA tools for design and testing tasks.
Nice-to-have: hands-on experience with yield improvement, failure analysis, and device-level testing.
Education Requirements
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Computer Engineering (including related variants such as VLSI or Physics), foreign equivalent, or a related technical field. The posting pairs this degree requirement with approximately one year of relevant experience.
About the Company
Company: NXP Semiconductors
Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands
NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.
