SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Austin Until 9/21/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 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 10+ 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 implementation, optimize chip performance, power, and area from RTL to GDS.

Job title

SoC Physical Design Engineer, PnR

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

semiconductors

Location requirements

Austin, on-site work only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

RTL2GDSPnRphysical verificationtiming closuresign-off

Preferred skills

partition P&Rfloorplanningclock distributionpower distributionlarge SOC design

Specializations

physical designP&Rtiming closurelow-powerhigh-performance
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City