Description
Cisco Silicon One is seeking a Physical Design Engineer.
The Physical Design team within Cisco Silicon One owns backend methodology and flow development from RTL to GDS. The team plays a critical role in developing high-quality VLSI designs for some of Cisco's most advanced silicon products.
You will collaborate with experienced engineers across architecture, design, verification, and implementation to deliver high-performance silicon.
As a Physical Design Engineer, you will contribute to backend implementation work across key stages of chip design, helping move complex designs from RTL toward GDS.
Your responsibilities include:
- Contribute to physical synthesis, place and route, optimization, and timing closure for complex VLSI designs.
- Support design floor planning and implementation planning in collaboration with senior physical design engineers.
- Analyze timing, congestion, power, area, and design-rule issues and help drive them toward closure.
- Work with physical design verification flows, including LVS and DRC, to support clean implementation handoff.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to debug implementation issues and improve backend flow quality.
The minimum qualifications for this role are:
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in VLSI backend design or a relevant physical design domain.
- Strong understanding of the Place & Route flow.
- Hands-on experience with physical synthesis, place and route, optimization, timing closure, or design floor planning.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Understanding of physical construction and integration concepts across backend implementation.
- Knowledge of physical design verification methodology, including LVS and DRC.
- Familiarity with physical design EDA tools such as Synopsys, Cadence, or similar platforms.
- Ability to learn independently, take ownership of assigned tasks, and work effectively with teammates.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail in complex technical environments.