Senior Silicon Physical Design Engineer

Position Overview

As a Senior Silicon Physical Design Engineer at our organization, you will play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge multi-core in-memory compute SoCs. Leveraging your expertise in ASIC Physical Design from RTL to GDS, you will be responsible for all aspects, including synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, extraction, timing analysis, physical verification, EMIR signoff, and formal verification. You will collaborate closely with architecture and RTL teams to ensure successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, extraction, timing analysis, and physical verification.
• Constraint generation, timing analysis and optimization.
• Execute clock tree synthesis (CTS) and custom clock-building techniques.
• Integrate IPs including memories, I/Os, embedded processors, DDR, networking fabrics, and analog IPs.
• Utilize EDA tools such as Primetime, StarRC, Genus, Innovus, Design Compiler, ICC/ICC2, FC, and Calibre.
• Develop automation scripts in Python, Tcl, Bash and contribute to flow development.
• Debug and solve technical challenges related to physical design.
• Collaborate with architecture, RTL, and verification teams.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Physical Design (RTL to GDS).
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Expertise in all aspects of physical design.
• Hands-on experience with leading EDA tools (Primetime, StarRC, Genus, Innovus, Design Compiler, ICC/ICC2, FC, Redhawk, and Calibre).
• Proficiency in clocking techniques and CTS.
• Experience in IP integration across various domains.
• Strong scripting skills (Python and Tcl).
• Proven problem-solving and debugging capabilities.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Highly preferred:

• Experience in floorplanning and top level integration.
• Knowledge of chip-package-board co-simulation and packaging.
• Experience working with EDA vendors to resolve tool issues.
• Understanding of semiconductor device physics and multi-domain design.

Location

We offer a flexible working arrangement, with options to:

• Work from one of our offices (Leuven in Belgium, Amsterdam and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Florence and Milan in Italy or Bristol in the United Kingdom) if you're already based in the vicinity.
• Work fully remotely from any European country (incl. the UK) you are already in.
• Relocate with us and work from Italy (Florence or Milan) or the Netherlands (Amsterdam or Eindhoven).

Kindly note that priority will be given to candidates who are based in Belgium or Italy.

What We Offer

This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.