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Nhanced Semi

Senior Physical Design Engineer

Nhanced Semi, Batavia

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As a Senior Physical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the physical implementation of complex ASIC and interposer designs, from floorplanning to tapeout. You will work in a highly collaborative environment, leveraging Cadence design tools and Git for version control, ensuring efficient and high-quality execution. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision and has a strong background in advanced node physical design methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Drive full-chip physical implementation of 2.5D interposer and ASIC designs, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and optimization.
  • Ensure design compliance with timing, power, and area (PPA) requirements , as well as DFM, DRC, and LVS constraints.
  • Utilize Cadence tools (Innovus, Virtuoso, Tempus, Voltus, Pegasus, etc.) for physical design, verification, and signoff.
  • Develop and execute timing closure strategies , working with STA engineers to meet performance goals.
  • Optimize power distribution networks (PDN) and electromigration (EM) reliability in multi-die packaging environments.
  • Work with package and system engineers to optimize die-to-die interconnect, bump placement, and TSV integration.
  • Collaborate with RTL designers, DFT engineers, and backend teams to ensure seamless integration.
  • Implement ECOs (Engineering Change Orders) and efficiently iterate design revisions.
  • Utilize Git-based version control workflows for design database management and collaborative development.
  • Identify and resolve congestion, signal integrity (SI), and crosstalk issues in complex designs.
  • Ensure successful tapeout by running full-chip physical verification and working with foundry partners.

Qualifications

Required:

  • 5+ years of experience in physical design, specifically in ASIC, SoC, or advanced packaging (2.5D, 3DIC) technologies.
  • Hands-on experience with Git-based version control systems for managing design revisions.
  • Experience with timing closure and signal integrity .

Preferred:

  • Experience in 2.5D/3DIC packaging and heterogeneous integration.
  • Hands-on experience with chip-package co-design methodologies.
  • Prior engagement with foundry process nodes and PDKs for advanced packaging.

Skills

Required:

  • Proficiency in Cadence tools for physical design, timing analysis, and signoff.
  • Strong understanding of RTL-to-GDSII flows , including floorplanning, power planning, place-and-route, and timing closure.
  • Working knowledge of parasitic extraction (PEX), power integrity (PI), and thermal analysis in multi-die environments.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and drive tasks to completion.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaboration across engineering teams.
  • Strong debugging skills and ability to analyze tool reports, logs, and simulation results.

Preferred:

  • Familiarity with high-speed die-to-die interconnect design and CoWoS/Fanout-WLP processes .
  • Knowledge of scripting (TCL, Python, Perl, or shell scripting) to automate design tasks.

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