Physical Design Engineer
Altera Corporation
Apply to this job Penang 15, Penang, Malaysia Until 9/11/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 13, 2026 Last posted July 13, 2026
Job description
Job Details:
Job Description:
- Performs physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create a design database that is ready for manufacturing.
- Conducts all aspects of the physical design flow including synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power and noise analysis.
- Conducts verification and signoff including formal equivalence verification, static timing analysis, reliability verification, static and dynamic power integrity, layout verification, electrical rule checking, and structural design checking.
- Analyzes results and makes recommendations to fix violations for current and future product architecture.
- Possesses expertise in various aspects of structural and physical design, including physical clock design, timing closure, coverage analysis, multiple power domain analysis, placing, routing, synthesis, and DFT using industry standard EDA tools.
- Optimizes design to improve product-level parameters such as power, frequency, and area. Participates in the development and improvement of physical design methodologies and flow automation.
Qualifications:
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electronic Engineering or related field.
Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electronic Engineering or related field.
Minimum Qualifications
3+ years of relevant experience in the following areas:
- Have multiple tape-out experience in deep submicron process nodes
- in depth, extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in physical design flow and relevant EDA tools
- in depth, extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in physical design signoff flow, such as STA flow, LEC flow, ERC flow and DRC flow.
- Hands-on expertise with scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, Python and knowledge of hardware description languages of VHDL and Verilog.
- Experience of mentoring junior team members and charting their development for success.
- Possess strong initiative, analytical/problem solving skills, team working skills, ability to multitask and be able to work within a diverse team environment.
Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelor or master's degree in computer engineering, Electronic Engineering or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in the following areas:
- Physical design involving multiple clock domains and clock, power management.
- Low power design, tools and methodologies. Power intent UPF specifications.
Job Type:
RegularShift:
Shift 1 (Malaysia)Primary Location:
Penang 15, Penang, MalaysiaAdditional Locations:
Posting Statement:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.About this role
Summary
Execute physical design, signoff, and optimization for advanced chip processes.
Job title
Physical Design Engineer
Experience level
3+ years
Minimum experience
3+ years exp
Industry
semiconductor
Location requirements
Penang, Malaysia; remote not specified
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
physical designEDA toolsRTLsignoff flowscripting
Preferred skills
clock and power managementlow power designUPF specifications
Specializations
physical designEDA toolsRTLsignofflow power
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Work arrangement unknown City