Principal Physical Design Engineer (SoC)

TL;DR

Principal Physical Design Engineer (SoC): Implementing large SoC chip-level physical design from RTL to GDSII with an accent on IP integration, floorplanning, and clock network development. Focus on optimizing timing, power constraints, and ensuring successful sign-off for 7nm and below processes.

Location: Hybrid (expectation to work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office in California, USA)

Salary: $174,000 - $352,500 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work by helping companies connect and analyze their data.

What you will do

• Implement large SoC physical design from RTL to GDSII, creating manufacturing-ready design databases.
• Integrate blocks and IPs from vendors, collaborating with packaging teams on bump and pad placement.
• Build full-chip floorplans, including power grids, RDL design, and block optimization.
• Develop chip-level clock networks and manage timing budgets across blocks and sub-chips.
• Perform block-level place and route and implement ECOs to fix timing and signal integrity violations.
• Execute physical design verification (LVS/DRC/ERC/ANT) and integrate DFT into the design flow.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 7+ years of experience, or MS with 5+ years.
• Deep expertise in large SoC designs, floor-planning, place & route, and CTS.
• Experience developing chip-level power-grids and clock networks.
• Proficiency in Verilog, Linux shell scripts, Python, TCL, and Perl.
• Proven track record of successful chip tapeouts at 7nm and below.
• Must be based in or able to work from an HPE office in California, USA (Hybrid).

Nice to have

• Exposure to 2.5D/3D packaging.
• Experience with high-performance and large chip designs.
• Exposure to DFT.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive suite of health, financial, and emotional wellbeing benefits.
• Specific career development programs for knowledge experts and cross-divisional growth.
• Unconditionally inclusive environment that values varied backgrounds.
• Flexibility to manage work and personal needs.