Physical Design Engineer- Sunnyvale, CA

Cystems Logic Inc • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physical Design Engineer will join a silicon engineering team supporting ASIC/SoC designs in Sunnyvale, California. The role involves work across the chip development lifecycle, with a focus on RTL synthesis, placement optimization, floorplanning, and timing closure. The position is onsite and described as a long-term contract.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience in ASIC/SoC physical design.
• Hands-on expertise in RTL synthesis and timing optimization.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive RTL synthesis and optimization to achieve performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
• Perform floorplanning for complex ASIC/SoC designs while addressing timing, congestion, and power distribution.
• Collaborate with RTL design engineers to provide feedback that improves RTL quality, synthesis results, and implementation.
• Analyze netlists and identify opportunities to improve design quality and implementation efficiency.
• Work with architecture, RTL, verification, and physical design teams to support design convergence.
• Support timing closure by identifying implementation bottlenecks and recommending design improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to process and methodology improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior