SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Austin Until 9/22/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design technical leader with deep expertise in high-performance & low-power design. In this highly visible role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to come up with efficient chip and IP physical architecture taking into account physical design constraints early in the design cycle.

Description

- You will be responsible for all aspects of physical design implementation from RTL2GDS including PnR, bump/RDL, STA, physical verification, EMIR, sign-off.
- You will also collaborate to drive methodologies and "best-known methods" to streamline PD work and develop guidelines and checklists.
- You will be the primary technical contact for your focus area and are motivated to solve more challenging timing closure issues, area & power optimization etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledgeable in partition level P&R implementation including floorplanning, clock & power distribution, timing closure, and physical & electrical verification.
Knowledge of PD construction & analysis flows and methodology.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Recent successful tapeouts in deep submicron technology.
Experience with large SOC designs (>20M gates) with frequencies in excess of 1GHZ.
Shown ability to execute to stringent schedule & die size requirements.
Experienced in industry standard tools and understanding their capabilities and underlying algorithms.

About this role

Summary

Lead physical design for high-performance SoCs, focusing on PnR, timing, and verification.

Job title

SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

semiconductor

Location requirements

Austin, on-site role, no remote work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

RTL2GDSPnRSTAphysical verificationsign-offindustry standard tools

Preferred skills

partition level P&Rfloorplanningclock distributionpower distributiondeep submicron technologylarge SOC design

Specializations

physical designhigh-performancelow-powertiming closurephysical verification
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City