Physical Design Engineer, Senior to Staff Level

Company: Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering General Summary: The Physical Design Engineer is responsible for the complete physical implementation of complex digital integrated circuits (ASICs/SoCs) from netlist to GDSII. This role involves turning logical circuit designs into physical layouts that meet timing, power, area, and reliability constraints. Key Responsibilities Netlist-to-GDSII Implementation: Execute the full physical design flow including Floorplanning, Power Planning, Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and Routing. Timing Analysis & Closure: Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA) to identify and fix setup/hold violations across various process corners and modes (PVT).…