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Physical Design Engineer- Sunnyvale, CA
Sunnyvale, CA, US · On-site · Contract
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Hi,
 
Job Title: Physical Design Engineer
Location- Sunnyvale, CA- Onsite
Duration: Long Term contract
 
We have below longterm contract and onsite job opening.
If you are interested, Please send your updated resume with below details...ASAAP
 
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Key Responsibilities:
 
Need a PDE with front end experience who is good with Synthesis, PDE flow and placement optimization.
 
We are hiring an experienced Physical Design Engineer to join a high-performing silicon engineering team supporting one of the world's leading technology organizations in Sunnyvale, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge ASIC/SoC designs and collaborate with talented engineers throughout the chip development lifecycle.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
· Drive RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
· Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs while ensuring optimal timing, congestion, and power distribution.
· Collaborate closely with RTL design engineers to provide actionable feedback that improves RTL quality, synthesis results, and overall implementation.
· Analyze netlists and identify opportunities for optimization to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
· Work cross-functionally with architecture, RTL, verification, and physical design teams to ensure smooth design convergence.
· Support timing closure by identifying implementation bottlenecks and recommending design improvements.
· Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous process and methodology improvements.
 
Required Qualifications :
 
· Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
· Strong hands-on experience in ASIC/SoC physical design with 10+ years of industry experience.
· Expertise in RTL synthesis and timing optimization.
· Solid experience with floorplanning for advanced technology nodes.
· Strong understanding of netlist optimization and physical implementation methodologies.
· Experience collaborating with RTL/design teams to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
· Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
 
Preferred Skills :
· Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis and physical design.
· Strong understanding of timing, congestion, power, and area optimization techniques.
· Experience working on high-performance CPU, GPU, AI/ML, or networking SoCs is a plus
 
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.