Staff Physical Design Engineer

The role

This person will drive the physical implementation of next-generation semiconductor chips. You will own block-level and top-level implementation using industry-standard EDA tools to translate complex microarchitectures into silicon.

What you will do

• Drive block-level and top-level physical design, including floor-planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), and routing.
• Achieve aggressive timing, power, and area (PPA) targets through advanced timing closure techniques.
• Perform power grid verification and manage electromigration and IR drop (EM/IR) analysis and resolution.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (Tcl/Python) to streamline design flows and methodologies.
• Collaborate with physical verification and foundry teams to ensure design rule compliance and successful tapeout execution.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of dedicated experience in physical design.
• Strong understanding of EDA implementation flows with extensive experience using Cadence design tools.
• Deep understanding of static timing analysis (STA) concepts and advanced timing closure methodologies.
• Proficiency in low-power design techniques, debugging, and EM/IR check resolution/power grid verification.
• Strong scripting skills in Tcl or Python for design flow automation.
• Solid understanding of advanced process nodes and physical verification requirements associated with routing.
• Experience with physical design methodology, flow setup, and advanced flow evaluations.

Nice to have

• hierarchical floorplanning expertise
• Prior experience with PDK management or foundry tapeout processes

About the company

EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. Launched in 2022, it is led by veteran technologists with backgrounds in semiconductor design and AI systems.