Senior Physical Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior Physical Design Engineer

Role Summary

Senior Physical Design Engineer responsible for RTL-to-GDSII physical implementation of mixed-signal SoCs on the Edinburgh ASIC physical implementation team. The role coordinates with digital design, analogue layout, DFT and verification teams to deliver tapeout-ready consumer-market ASICs.

Works independently and within cross-functional project teams to meet schedule, quality and signoff targets.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Prior industry experience in a Physical Design role is required; years-of-experience guidance not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Perform all aspects of RTL-to-GDSII physical implementation for complex ASIC projects.
• Collaborate with Digital Design, Analogue Layout and DFT teams to ensure on-time, high-quality results.
• Participate in project scoping, planning, and design review activities.
• Develop and improve place-and-route (P&R) methodologies and flows.
• Drive timing closure, ECO implementation and signoff readiness.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Hands-on experience with industry-standard digital implementation and signoff EDA tools.
• Familiarity with Synopsys Design Compiler and PrimeTime.
• Familiarity with Cadence Innovus, Voltus and Conformal.
• Practical expertise in deep sub-micron ASIC implementation, including RTL synthesis, floorplanning, power planning and clock tree synthesis.
• Experience with P&R optimization, timing closure, ECO implementation and static timing analysis.
• Experience with Logical Equivalence Checking, power and EMIR analysis.
• Proven responsibility for driving full design flow to closure and tapeout.
• Proficiency in scripting and automating flows (e.g., Python, Tcl, Perl or similar).
• Ability to debug and analyze designs, libraries and technology files.
• Good communication and strong collaboration skills across multi-discipline teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline; equivalent practical industry experience is acceptable. (Source lists Electrical Engineering or related technical fields and allows Bachelor/Master/PhD.)

About the Company

Company: Cirrus Logic

Headquarters: Austin, TX, United States

Designer and manufacturer of high-precision analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, specializing in audio and voice processing solutions for consumer electronics and mobile devices, including audio codecs, converters, and SoCs.