Principal Physical Verification Engineer

Celero Communications • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Principal Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer to lead our full chip Physical Verification efforts. This role involves owning execution plans, schedules, and driving accountability for quality, milestones, and tapeout readiness. The engineer will conduct full chip and block PV checks, ensuring ownership of full chip verification and collaborating with internal analog teams for clean IP delivery. Responsibilities include running and analyzing DRC/ERC/LUP/PERC results, and working with advanced TSMC DRC rules. This role also requires cross-functional collaboration with analog, block, and chip top owners to ensure a clean floorplan, provide early guidance on corner case requirements, influence floorplan constraints, hierarchy, and implementation strategy, and participate in tapeout readiness reviews.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal