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ASIC Physical Design Technical Lead

Cisco$183K — $263K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years in Physical Design.
  • Proven expertise with RTL-to-GDSII flow and design tapeouts in cutting-edge process technologies (7nm/5nm/3nm or lower).
  • Familiarity with leading EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus, Calibre/Pegasus.

Responsibilities

  • Understand and implement the fullchip floorplan considering design architecture and constraints.
  • Collaborate with system and package design teams for effective floorplan integration.
  • Execute hierarchical implementation tasks, including partitioning and clock planning.
  • Handle RTL-to-GDSII steps focusing on optimization of performance and power.
  • Identify and enhance existing tool flows and methodologies for efficiency.
  • Engage with RTL, DFT, and EDA vendors to establish top-tier design methodology.
  • Leverage low-power design techniques using UPF in your processes.
  • Work with vendors to refine signoff methodologies based on post-silicon feedback.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for professional development in cutting-edge technologies.
  • Access to advanced AI tools for improved design processes.
  • Exposure to high-performance, low-power design challenges.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/01/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact
  • Fullchip Floorplan by understanding the architecture of the design, foundry integration guidelines and IP placement constraints
  • Collaborate with the system and package design teams to understand the requirements and incorporate into the fullchip floorplan
  • Perform hierarchical implementation flow, including partition, pin assignment, clock plan and bump planning; Handson experience with Fullchip clock mesh and Flex-HTree methods
  • RTL-to-GDSII implementation: Floorplan, Power Grid plan, place and route, static timing analysis, power integrity, physical verification and equivalence checks with a focus on performance, power and die size optimization.
  • Analyze existing tool flows and methodologies, identifying efficiency gaps and implementing incremental or transformative enhancements.
  • Work closely with RTL, DFT, implementation, EDA vendors, and tool/flow teams to enable best-in-class design methodology.
  • Proficiency in low-power design methodologies using UPF
  • Work with Foundry and standard cell IP vendors to define the signoff methodologies and validate/adjust them when you receive feedback from Post-Silicon Validation teams
  • Experience in using AI tools to improve productivity


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of Physical Design experience or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of Physical Design experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of Physical Design experience.
  • Experience with RTL2GDSII flow and design tapeouts in 7nnm/5nm/3nm or below process technologies.
  • Experience working with EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus or Calibre/Pegasus.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working on Fullchip activities; including floor-planning, power-grid planning, partitioning and pin-assignment.
  • Experience with hierarchical design, timing closure, physical design convergence, and power integrity analysis.
  • Experience with static timing analysis and concepts, defining timing constraints and exceptions, corners/voltage definitions.
  • Experience with custom clock (H-Tree or Mesh) at chip level.
  • Experience with Python and usage of AI tools by giving accurate prompts

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