Senior EDA Physical Design (PnR) Engineer

Role Summary 

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior EDA Physical Design Engineer with 3 to 8 years of industry experience to develop deploy and support advanced physical implementation methodologies for semiconductor designs. 

In this role you will combine hands-on physical design expertise with EDA methodology development and customer-facing technical support. You will evaluate emerging EDA technologies develop robust and scalable RTL-to-GDSII implementation flows and help engineering teams achieve their performance power area runtime and quality objectives. 

You will work in a collaborative global environment with product engineering EDA teams and EDA vendors. The position is suited to an engineer who enjoys solving challenging implementation problems developing production-quality design flows and helping engineering teams adopt effective physical design methodologies. 

Key Responsibilities 

Physical Design Implementation and Optimization 

• Perform and support physical implementation activities including floorplanning power planning placement clock tree synthesis routing post-route optimization and signoff preparation. 

• Analyze and resolve complex issues related to timing closure congestion routing power integrity design-rule compliance and implementation quality. 

• Evaluate quality-of-results trade-offs across timing power area routability runtime and design robustness. 

• Support hierarchical and large-scale SoC implementation methodologies. 

• Collaborate with relevant teams to achieve physical signoff readiness. 

Methodology Development and Deployment 

• Develop validate document and deploy robust physical implementation methodologies and production-quality EDA flows. 

• Create reusable flow components scripts checks reporting utilities and automation infrastructure. 

• Standardize implementation procedures and reports to improve consistency across projects. 

• Validate methodology changes using representative designs regression testing and measurable quality-of-results criteria. 

• Support migration and adoption of new implementation platforms including flow porting validation testing and user onboarding. 

• Apply disciplined software engineering practices including version control modular design testing release management and technical documentation. 

• Drive improvements in flow robustness scalability usability runtime and quality of results. 

New Technology Evaluation and Proof of Concept 

• Research and evaluate new EDA tool functions implementation technologies and semiconductor design methodologies. 

• Define technical evaluation criteria and conduct proof-of-concept activities using representative designs. 

• Compare alternative tools and approaches based on quality of results runtime scalability automation usability and integration requirements. 

• Identify technical limitations deployment risks and methodology improvement opportunities. 

• Document findings and present recommendations to engineering product and technical leadership teams. 

• Convert successful evaluations into repeatable supportable and production-ready methodologies. 

• Explore AI-assisted EDA capabilities and emerging automation technologies to improve engineering productivity and design outcomes. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work closely with EDA R&D vendors product engineering and design teams to identify requirements and resolve implementation challenges. 

• Provide structured technical feedback to product and R&D teams based on project deployment and customer experience. 

• Collaborate across multiple sites and time zones to share best practices and maintain consistency across projects. 

• Participate in technical reviews methodology planning issue prioritization and continuous-improvement initiatives. 

• Communicate technical risks trade-offs results and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

Customer Engagement and Technical Support 

• Provide hands-on technical support to semiconductor customers and internal project teams adopting physical implementation methodologies and EDA flows. 

• Investigate reproduce debug and resolve complex issues related to tools scripts constraints implementation methodologies and design quality. 

• Guide customers through flow setup methodology adoption optimization and issue resolution. 

• Deliver technical presentations demonstrations training materials and implementation recommendations. 

• Coordinate with product and R&D teams to escalate issues communicate customer requirements and track technical resolutions. 

• Build trusted technical relationships through responsiveness ownership sound engineering judgment and clear communication. 

• Help ensure that deployed flows remain robust scalable and effective across multiple concurrent projects. 

Qualifications :

Education and Experience 

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Microelectronics Semiconductor Engineering or a related technical discipline. 

• 3 to 8 years of relevant industry experience in ASIC physical design semiconductor implementation EDA or CAD engineering physical implementation methodology development or EDA applications engineering. 

Technical Expertise 

• Strong hands-on experience with synthesis floorplanning placement clock tree synthesis routing timing closure congestion mitigation and power and area optimization. 

• Practical knowledge of RTL-to-GDSII implementation and physical signoff methodologies. 

• Experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler IC Compiler II Cadence Innovus or equivalent physical design tools. 

• Strong understanding of static timing analysis SDC constraints clocking strategies and setup and hold timing closure. 

• Experience optimizing performance power area congestion runtime and overall quality of results. 

• Familiarity with hierarchical SoC implementation low-power design concepts physical verification and EDA flow integration. 

Debugging Automation and Problem Solving 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex tool flow constraint and design issues. 

• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Tcl Python or shell scripting in a Linux or Unix environment. 

• Ability to develop maintainable reusable and well-documented flow infrastructure. 

• Experience interpreting implementation reports log files timing reports congestion data and quality-of-results metrics. 

• Ability to work independently prioritize technical issues and take ownership of deliverables through resolution. 

• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new tools technologies and methodologies. 

Communication and Collaboration 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. 

• Ability to explain complex implementation issues technical trade-offs and recommendations clearly. 

• Experience working directly with customers design teams or EDA tool users. 

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to deliver technical demonstrations training and methodology guidance. 

• Ability to work effectively in a global multi-site and cross-functional engineering environment. 

• Collaborative working style customer-support mindset and commitment to high-quality technical delivery. 

Preferred Skills 

• Advanced Tcl Python Perl or shell scripting experience for EDA flow automation. 

• Hands-on experience with RTL-to-GDSII implementation and physically-aware synthesis. 

• Experience developing or optimizing integrated Synopsys Fusion Compiler flows covering synthesis placement clock tree synthesis routing and timing closure. 

• Knowledge of multi-mode multi-corner analysis advanced-node implementation challenges and hierarchical SoC design. 

• Experience deploying or standardizing physical implementation methodologies across multiple projects. 

• Familiarity with AI-assisted EDA workflows data-driven optimization or emerging semiconductor design technologies. 

• Experience leading proof-of-concept activities or supporting globally distributed engineering teams. 

Additional Information :

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading technology for Automotive Industrial Infrastructure and IoT shaping a safer healthier greener and smarter future.

At Renesas TAGIE is our culture grounded in being Transparent Agile Global Innovative and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time