Silicon Physical Design Engineer

Skills

About the Role

You contribute to the physical design of next-generation AI chips using advanced EDA tools and in-house flows. You deliver signoff-quality designs, enhance tools and methodologies, debug complex engineering problems, optimize flows, and collaborate with silicon design, architecture, packaging, product engineering, and external support teams.

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject
• Ability to program or script in Tcl and Python
• Experience in 7nm or smaller technologies
• Experience with physical design flows including floorplanning, budgeting, synthesis, place and route, clock CTS, timing analysis, logical equivalence, and physical verification
• Problem-solving skills for debugging issues and finding root causes
• Expertise in one or more aspects of physical design flows
• Experience with PPA optimization, silicon transistor design, standard cell libraries, memories, 2D and 3D design, or chip finishing

Responsibilities

• Use EDA tools and in-house Graphcore flows to deliver signoff-quality designs
• Enhance existing flows and in-house tools and APIs
• Analyze and debug complex engineering problems
• Apply emerging technical knowledge to optimize in-house flows and methodologies
• Collaborate with internal teams and third-party support engineers and contractors
• Contribute to the efficiency and success of the physical design team

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Dental plan
• Pension matched up to 5%
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthy food and snacks
• On-site barista