Technical Staff Engineer - Layout (Physical Design)

Location: PA - Allentown - Winchester Rd, United States of America; full-time, onsite role.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technology and products used in a broad range of applications, with a 17,000-member global workforce.

What you will do

• Lead and execute automated place-and-route activities from floorplanning through GDSII tapeout.
• Develop physical design methodologies, custom utilities, and automation solutions to improve productivity and design-flow efficiency.
• Automate timing and design closure, data extraction and analysis, QoR monitoring, ECO implementation, and physical verification analysis.
• Perform and optimize floorplanning, partitioning, power planning, placement, routing, Clock Tree Synthesis, timing closure, signal integrity analysis, physical verification, ECO implementation, and design signoff.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve complex physical design challenges and support project execution through signoff and tapeout.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in automated place and route and physical design, using industry-standard physical design tools and methodologies.
• Strong scripting and automation skills with Tcl, Perl, Python, and shell scripting; Tcl is preferred.
• Experience developing custom physical design utilities and methodology enhancements to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Experience with automation for timing and design closure, data extraction and analysis, QoR monitoring, ECO automation, and physical verification analysis.
• Extensive experience with floorplanning and partitioning, power planning and power integrity, placement and routing optimization, Clock Tree Synthesis, timing closure, signal integrity analysis, physical verification, ECO implementation, design signoff, and LEC/CLP checks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on flow optimization and methodology improvements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate across engineering teams.
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver according to project schedules and tapeout requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Values-driven environment emphasizing trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, communication, innovation, and community.
• Employee development and career-growth programs, including Leadership Passage Programs.
• Full-time employment with a large, globally operating semiconductor technology organization.

Hiring process

• hirify.global does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and does not pay fees related to unsolicited submissions.