Physical Design Engineer

Job Description

​We are seeking a Physical Design Engineer to drive CPU power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization at advanced technology nodes. You will be responsible for physical implementation, collaborating with RTL, and logic design teams to deliver high-performance, and power-efficient processors.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive physical implementation of CPU blocks from RTL-to-GDSII, focusing on PPA trade-offs.
• Utilize back-end EDA tool flows, develop/optimizemethodologies for synthesis, place-and-route (PnR), clock tree synthesis (CTS),and timing closure.
• Work closely with RTL designers to improve timing, area and power efficiency, and evaluate design changes and their impact on PPA.
• Perform static timing analysis (STA), power analysis, signalintegrity checks, and DFT implementation.
• Optimize floorplanning, clock distribution, power deliverynetworks, and congestion reduction strategies.
• Automate design flows and methodologies to improveefficiency and scalability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of experience in physical design of complex ASICs or CPUs.
• Strong expertise in Physical Design methodologies, tool flows, and PPA trade-offs.
• Proficiency with EDA tools such as Synopsys (ICC2, Design Compiler, Prime Time), or Cadence (Innovus, Genus, Tempus).
• Solid knowledge of place-and-route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, and physical verification.
• Hands-on experience with power analysis, leakageoptimization, ECO implementation and equivalence signoff.
• Proficiency in reading RTL (Verilog/VHDL) and understandinglogic design.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Tcl, or Perl for tool automation and data analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.

‍What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth in an innovativestartup environment.
• Collaboration with talented engineers passionate aboutcutting-edge CPU technologies.
• A flexible and inclusive work culture based in Guadalajara, Mexico