PD Layout Engineer

Job Title

PD Layout Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for physical layout and closure of MCU/SoC designs within the MCU organization, focusing on floorplanning, congestion analysis, power‑grid design, IR‑drop validation, and DRC/LVS closure. Works with SoC design teams and uses advanced EDA tools (e.g., Innovus) to drive ECO implementations and correct‑by‑construction methodologies.

This role supports products targeting AI‑driven data centers and emerging systems and expects practical, execution‑focused contributions to layout closure and flow automation.

Experience Level

Mid-level — minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include physical layout implementation, verification, and automation to achieve signoff‑ready SoC layouts.

• Perform floorplanning, congestion analysis, and early DRC/LVS checks to enable correct‑by‑construction layouts.
• Drive layout closure in Innovus and correlate layout results with signoff flows.
• Design and validate power grids and perform IR‑drop analysis to ensure balanced utilization and closure.
• Implement ECOs for DRC and LVS fixes and manage ECO flows to minimize schedule impact.
• Collaborate with RTL, physical design, and verification teams to resolve layout and timing issues.
• Develop and maintain flow automation and scripts to improve productivity and repeatability.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred technical skills and experience.

• Must-have: Thorough understanding of physical design aspects (floorplan, congestion analysis, DRC/LVS) and hands‑on experience driving layout closure for SoC or MCU designs.
• Must-have: Experience with ECO implementation for DRC/LVS fixes and using advanced EDA tools for layout closure (experience with Innovus preferred).
• Nice-to-have: Scripting experience in TCL, Perl, or Python for flow automation.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with power‑grid design and IR‑drop validation at SoC scale.
• Nice-to-have: Interest or experience in applying AI/ML techniques to automation flows.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree is indicated (Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree). Field of study not specified.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.