Physical Design Engineer

Hudson River Trading•Boulder, CO

13h

About The Position

Hudson River Trading (HRT) is seeking a Physical Design Engineer with a broad, versatile skillset to join our growing Hardware team. In this role, you will help deliver performance-critical ASICs and advance our physical design methodologies on leading-edge process nodes. The Hardware team at HRT builds high-performance compute engines using FPGA and ASIC technology to drive low-latency trading decisions on global markets. We create custom solutions across the full spectrum of speed and sophistication, from bespoke circuits to world-class machine learning accelerators.

Requirements

Experience working in high-performance ASIC design environments
Strong fundamentals in digital logic, circuit design, and process technology
Familiarity with DFT concepts and testing methodologies
Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Tcl, shell), including parsing and analyzing tool outputs
Ability to design robust methodologies, diagnose complex failures, and improve physical design flows
Hands-on experience with static timing analysis and timing closure methodologies
Expertise using industry-standard physical design and signoff tools (e.g., Innovus, PrimeTime)

Nice To Haves

Applied use of statistics in analyzing timing, power, or design data

Responsibilities

Drive design-for-test (DFT) methodologies and implementation
Contribute to physical implementation, from RTL handoff through GDSII on advanced process nodes
Partner on floorplanning and physical optimization for high-performance, latency-critical designs
Close timing across multiple modes and corners while optimizing power, performance, and area (PPA)
Diagnose and resolve physical design issues such as timing bottlenecks, congestion, and IR/EM violations
Build, maintain, and improve repeatable, automated physical design flows
Develop scripts and tooling to improve productivity, robustness, and insight into design behavior
Collaborate closely with RTL, architecture, and other hardware engineers to influence design decisions early