Senior Physical Design Engineer
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior Physical Design Engineer
Role Summary
Lead physical implementation and timing closure for advanced ASIC designs, collaborating with front-end, mixed-signal, and verification teams to deliver GDS-level signoff. Focus areas include place-and-route, timing analysis, physical verification, and automation of flows.
Experience Level
Senior; typically 6+ years' experience in physical design, or 3+ years with a Master's degree (as stated by the employer).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include:
- Drive physical design and timing closure from netlist to GDS.
- Partner with mixed-signal teams to integrate analog I/Os and macros.
- Perform multi-mode, multi-corner timing closure, RC extraction, crosstalk, IR drop, and EM analysis.
- Work with front-end teams to create and update timing constraints.
- Execute physical verification tasks (DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna checks) and resolve violations.
- Debug timing violations, implement functional and timing ECOs, and perform formal verification as needed.
Requirements
Technical must-haves and preferred skills.
- Hands-on experience with Synopsys or Cadence place-and-route and timing toolsets.
- Proven ability to form methodologies and automate physical design flows.
- Experience with timing closure processes and associated analyses (RC extraction, crosstalk, IR/EM).
- Familiarity with physical verification flows and tools for DRC/LVS/ERC/antenna checks.
- Experience debugging timing issues, executing ECOs, and applying formal verification techniques.
- Scan insertion and DFT knowledge is a plus.
Education Requirements
BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience) with 6+ years in physical design; or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent practical experience) with 3+ years in physical design. The posting explicitly allows equivalent practical experience in lieu of the degree.
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
