Principal Engineer - Physical Design (VLSI)

Location: Nantes, France; travel time 0%–25%

Company

hirify.global is a global technology organization developing products and solutions that power electronic systems.

What you will do

• Implement physical design for 32-bit general-purpose and wireless microcontrollers and microprocessors, including floorplanning, placement optimization, clock tree synthesis, routing, crosstalk avoidance, and physical verification.
• Perform chip power integrity analysis across multiple voltage domains, including IR drop, signal EM, and Power EM analysis.
• Develop hierarchical systems-level designs exceeding multi-million gates, including multi-voltage island-based floorplans and power networks.
• Support timing closure, clock tree setup and debugging, place-and-route methodologies, low-power methodologies, and process-node capability optimization.
• Develop and automate implementation flows, deliver Physical Verification-clean designs, estimate die size, and approve bond-out designs.
• Collaborate with international design and implementation teams, external vendors, and IP sources; take ownership and provide technical leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of applicable technical experience in the physical and timing-related aspects of IC design.
• Advanced knowledge of VLSI logic principles and power integrity and reliability analysis, including EM and IR analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of place-and-route and low-power methodologies.
• Knowledge of clock tree synthesis and debugging and design timing closure.
• Experience with 40nm technologies and beyond.
• Detailed systems-level floorplanning, power network planning, and multi-voltage or low-power implementation techniques.
• Detailed knowledge of Innovus or ICC/ICC2 and Redhawk toolsets.
• Proficiency in Tcl, Python, and Perl scripting.
• Excellent debugging and analytical skills, good verbal and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated team-player abilities and collaboration across geographically diverse teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a 17,000-member global organization.
• Culture emphasizing trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, communication, employee development, and community.
• Leadership Passage Programs and opportunities for career growth, autonomy, and leadership.
• Values-based decision-making and a focus on innovation and stability.