Front End Physical Design Engineer
ProdaptJob Title
Front End Physical Design Engineer
Role Summary
Senior ASIC/SoC physical design engineer responsible for front-end physical implementation including RTL synthesis, floorplanning, timing optimization, and netlist analysis to meet performance, power, and area targets. The role works within the ASIC Services team and collaborates with RTL, verification, architecture, and physical design groups to drive design convergence and implementation quality.
Experience Level
Senior level; requires 10+ years of ASIC/SoC physical design experience.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
- Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs ensuring optimal timing, congestion, and power distribution.
- Analyze netlists and identify opportunities for optimization to improve implementation efficiency and quality.
- Support timing closure by identifying bottlenecks and recommending design or implementation changes.
- Collaborate with RTL designers, architects, verification, and physical design teams to ensure smooth design convergence.
- Participate in design reviews and contribute to process and methodology improvements.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience:
- Industry experience: 10+ years in ASIC/SoC physical design with hands-on implementation experience.
- Technical expertise: RTL synthesis, timing optimization, floorplanning, congestion and power distribution management, and netlist optimization.
- Tools: Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis and physical design.
- Collaboration & communication: Experience working cross-functionally with RTL, architecture, verification, and physical design teams; strong communication skills.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience on high-performance CPU, GPU, AI/ML, or networking SoCs.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (as specified in the posting).
About the Company
Company: Prodapt
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Prodapt is an AI-first strategic technology partner specializing in consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for telecom and tech enterprises. The company provides services across network and digital transformation, ASIC/SoC design and validation (RTL, verification, physical design, FPGA, silicon bring-up), embedded software, and managed services, and employs thousands across 30+ countries.
