Physical Design Engineer

TL;DR

Physical Design Engineer: Performs physical design implementation of custom IP and SoC designs from RTL to GDS to create manufacturing-ready design databases with an accent on synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, and static timing analysis. Focus on verification signoff, power and noise analysis, optimization for power, frequency, and area, and improving physical design methodologies.

Location: US (Arizona, Phoenix; California, Folsom; Texas, Austin), hybrid work model (split time on-site at hirify.global site and off-site)

Salary: $164,470 - $269,100

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in silicon products for data centers, delivering Xeon-based and custom x86 solutions for compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems.

What you will do

• Implement physical design from RTL to GDS for custom IP and SoC designs.
• Conduct synthesis, place and route, clock tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power/clock distribution, reliability, and power/noise analysis.
• Perform verification and signoff including formal equivalence, timing, reliability, power integrity, layout, electrical rule checking, and structural checks.
• Analyze results, recommend fixes for violations, and optimize for power, frequency, and area.
• Develop and improve physical design methodologies and flow automation.

Requirements

• US work authorization required (no sponsorship mentioned)
• Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or STEM + 6+ years experience OR Bachelor's + 9+ years.
• 6+ years with APR tools (Synopsys or Cadence).
• 6+ years with static timing analysis (STA).
• 6+ years with TCL, Python, or Perl programming.

Nice to have

• Experience in all aspects of physical design using Synopsys or Cadence tools.
• Strong background in synthesis, place and route, tapeout flows.
• Expertise in timing signoff, formal verification, low power static signoff.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, problem-solving skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay, stock bonuses, health, retirement, vacation benefits.
• Hybrid work model.
• Shift 1 (United States of America).

Hiring process

• Initial consideration based on minimum qualifications.
• Recruiter discusses specific compensation for preferred location.