Physical Design Engineer

Altera Corporation

San Jose, California, United States
$127,400 - $184,400 usd; not specified; not specif...
Physical design implementation
Ppa optimization techniques
Fpga-specific physical design
You will play a critical role in the backend implementation flow from RTL/netlist through GDSII/tape-out for FPGA/SoC devices

Job Summary

  • You will play a critical role in the backend implementation flow from RTL/netlist through GDSII/tape-out for FPGA/SoC devices.
  • Collaborate with architecture, logic design, DFT, CAD/EDA, and manufacturing teams to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
  • Develop and enhance physical design flows, methodologies, scripts, and automation frameworks to accelerate turnaround and improve QoR.

Matching Summary

You will play a critical role in the backend implementation flow from RTL/netlist through GDSII/tape-out for FPGA/SoC devices.

Salary

$127,400 - $184,400 USD; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Physical design implementation
  • PPA optimization techniques
  • FPGA-specific physical design
  • Digital/SoC physical design
  • Industry-standard EDA tools
  • Scripting/programming for automation

Nice-to-have

  • Advanced process nodes experience
  • FPGA architecture familiarity
  • Low-power design expertise
  • High-volume manufacturing experience
  • Mentoring or leading teams

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 6+ years of experience in digital/SoC physical design
  • Experience with industry-standard EDA tools
  • Experience with scripting/programming (TCL, Python, Perl, shell)
  • Experience with physical design flow
  • Experience with power/IR analysis
  • Experience interfacing with front-end teams

Work Rights

Not specified

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