Principal Physical Verification Engineer

Celero Communications, Inc.

$150K — $250K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 7+ years of experience with full-chip verifications
  • Proven hands-on experience with Physical Verification tools (ICV/Calibre)
  • Strong expertise in floorplanning to prevent DRC/LVS issues
  • Ability to guide analog IP teams for clean integration
  • Preferred experience in advanced technology nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm)
  • Automation skills using Tcl, Python, or shell scripting

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-chip physical verification efforts
  • Own execution plans and schedules for full-chip verification
  • Drive accountability for quality, milestones, and tapeout readiness
  • Conduct checks for full chip and individual blocks
  • Manage running and analyzing DRC/ERC/LUP/PERC results
  • Collaborate with analog teams to ensure clean IP delivery
  • Influence and guide floorplan constraints and implementation strategy

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to work on advanced technology nodes
  • Participation in tapeout readiness reviews
  • Exposure to state-of-the-art verification tools
  • Role holds significant leadership and project ownership
Full Job Description
Senior/Principal Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer

Key Responsibilities
Team & Project Leadership
• Lead full chip Physical Verification effort
• Own execution plans, schedules for full-chip
• Drive accountability for quality, milestones, and tapeout readiness.
• Conduct full chip and blocks PV checks

Physical Verification Ownership
• Ownership of full chip verification
• Work with internal analog team to ensure clean IP delivery
• Responsible for running and analyzing DRC/ERC/LUP/PERC results
• Experience with using either ICV or Calibre verification tools
• Understanding advance TSMC DRC rules

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with analog, block, chip top owners to ensure clean floorplan
• Provide early guidance on corner case requirements
• Influence floorplan constraints, hierarchy, and implementation strategy
• Participate in tapeout readiness reviews

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with full-chip verifications

Proven hands-on experience with:
• Physical Verification tool (ICV/Calibre)
• Able to assemble a flow to support block/chip level PV

Strong expertise in:
• Floorplanning to avoid DRC/LVS issues
• Provide guidance to analog IP team to allow for clean integration

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in advanced technology nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm)
• Automation skills using Tcl, Python, or shell scripting

Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000 (The final offer will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location)

Javier Leon
Talent Acquisition

[email protected]
www.celero.inc

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Celero Communications, Inc.

More Consumer Technology Jobs

Find similar Principal Physical Verification Engineer jobs: