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HCLTech

Design Lead

HCLTech
OthersPosted 14 days agoDiscoveredMatch locked
Full-time

Job Summary

We are seeking a

Physical Design Engineer

responsible for executing and owning the

RTL‑to‑GDSII implementation flow

for ASIC/SoC designs. The role includes

floorplanning, place & route, timing closure, power integrity, and physical verification

, ensuring high‑quality, tape‑out‑ready silicon

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute complete RTL / Gate‑level Netlist to GDSII flow for blocks or full chip.
  • Ownership of physical implementation of design partitions/blocks. Responsible for delivering timing clean blocks that meet sign-off targets including DRC, LVS & IR closure for tape‑out readiness.
  • Floor planning & Power Planning
  • Timing Closure & STA
  • CTS & Signal Integrity
  • Physical Verification & Sign‑off

EDA Tools

•

Place & Route

  • Cadence Innovus
  • Synopsys IC Compiler II / Fusion Compiler

•

Timing & Power

  • PrimeTime, Tempus
  • Voltus / PowerReplay

•

Physical Verification

  • Calibre / Pegasus / IC Validator

Flows & Knowledge

  • RTL / Netlist‑to‑GDSII
  • Multi‑Vt / Multi‑Voltage designs
  • Low power (UPF / COPF)
  • DFT‑aware physical implementation
  • Advanced nodes (28nm → 3nm preferred)

Programming/Scripting

  • Proficiency in

Python/Perl/Shell scripting

for automation

Other Requirements

  • B.Tech / M.Tech in Electronics / Electrical / Computer Engineering or equivalent

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical and debugging skills
  • Good communication and cross-functional collaboration
  • 5-8 years experience

Not included in the source posting: about the role, benefits.

Skills

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