Physical Design Lead

Physical Design Lead

Requirements

• Strong team management, leadership, and communication skills, with experience coordinating internal and external activities
• 5+ years of experience leading physical design of high performance SoCs or ASICs
• Expert knowledge and hands-on experience of the entire backend and adjacent flows, including synthesis, P&R, clocking, timing closure, floor plan, power and IO planning
• Experience in designing digital logic and/or Design For Testability (DFT) structures in System Verilog or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Structure and drive custom silicon partnerships
• Audit and collaborate with partners to optimize their PD flows and methodologies
• Work closely with internal, program management, and external teams to ensure PD implementation meets design performance and schedule goals, including adjacent areas such as DFT, power, and reliability
• Review all final PD, timing, electrical, etc. sign-off for tape-out approval
• Escalate program risks or resource gaps
• Manage a small internal team of PD experts

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of successfully driving custom / semi-custom silicon engagements with external partners
• Experience with automotive silicon quality, reliability, and safety requirements and processes
• Mixed signal design and characterization
• Experience drafting and negotiating technical portions of contracts and SoWs
• Familiar with chiplet or multi-chip packaging