Principal Physical Design Engineer (RTL-to-GDSII)

About the role

We are seeking a Principal Physical Design Engineer who thrives on complexity and rejects the "black box" approach to EDA tools. This role is for a First Principles thinker who questions the status quo. If a standard flow isn't yielding the desired PPA (Power, Performance, Area), you dive into the PDK, the tool algorithms, and the methodology to find a better way.

What you'll do

• Cross-Functional "Left-Shift": Collaborate with RTL, Architecture, and DFT teams to influence design decisions early
• Drive a holistic approach where physical constraints inform the architecture, not just react to it
• Responsible for transforming raw RTL into world-class silicon by eliminating systemic bottlenecks and building a scalable, predictable path to GDSII

What you need

• 14–25 yrs of experience
• VLSI
• Python
• Physics
• Any graduate