Physical Design Engineer

Etched is looking for exceptional Physical Design engineers to join our team. In this role, you will own block-level implementation and verification, drive timing closure and PPA optimization, supervise 3rd party design work, and help improve our design flows and iteration speed.

Responsibilities

Deeply understand what is involved in physical design; Running PD flows to close blocks, support ASIC infrastructure, automate PD flows, improve CAD infrastructure; Collaborate with RTL Designers and provide Physical Design feedback to improve PPA; Drive dashboards that show the convergence of projects related to PD; Optimize tool flows, working with EDA vendors to incorporate the latest features; Accountable for block level closure; Supervise the outsourcing of physical design to a 3rd party service

Requirements

5-10+ years of previous experience with PD; Tools, flow, and design methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off; Experience with back-end design and timing closure on advanced process nodes (5nm and below); Experience with Cadence (Innovus, Genus) or Synopsys (ICC2, Fusion Compiler) automated RTL-to-GDSII flows; Experience with sign-off tools (PrimeTime, Tempus, Voltus, etc.); Experience with UPF-based low power design methodology, power verification, synthesis, scan insertion/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop, and EM/antenna analysis; Deeply creative and able to think from first principles

Nice to have

Familiarity with modern ML and LLM model architectures; Ability to program with Python or another scripting language; Familiarity with AI tools for programming/coding; Startup experience or comfort working in fast-paced environments

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage; $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits; Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more; Daily lunch + dinner in our office; Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification