Physical Design Engineer

HeadquartersFullTime$230k–$280kPosted Jun 10, 2026

About The Role

As a member of our tight knit physical design team, you will be working on the design and analysis of 3D integrated products. This role involves a combination of traditional ASIC/SoC physical design skills, packaging, power, clock and cooling analysis. You will work closely with the architecture and RTL team to do R&D on novel concepts for 3D integration. 

Skills and Qualifications

Required 

  •     10+ years of physical design/verification experience. 

  •     Strong knowledge of block level and full-chip physical verification methodology. 

  •     Expert at optimizing for the best power/performance and area.

  •     Experience with the complete physical design flow. Knowledge of Synopsys tool suite is a plus. 

  •     Expert with ICV or Calibre tools resolving block and full-chip DRC and LVS issues. 

  •     Expert with IR/EM analysis and resolution.

  •     Strong ability in scripting languages like Tcl and Python. Ability to make flow enhancements. 

  •     Demonstrated ability to work with RTL teams to optimize for physical design.

  •     Knowledge of 2.5D or 3D packaging solutions.

  •     Must have experience with 3d physical design, 3d die stacking, 3d chip design, die-to-die or wafer-to-wafer.

Preferred    

  •     Experience doing full chip floor planning and integration.   

  •     Knowledge of clock distribution.

  •     Knowledge of cooling analysis.

The salary range for this position is $230,000 – $280,000 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

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