Principal ASIC Physical Design Engineer

Job overview

The Principal ASIC Physical Design Engineer role is onsite in Los Angeles, CA. The base salary is $190,000–$280,000 per year, plus equity. K2 Space is developing high-power satellite platforms for missions from low Earth orbit to deep space. The engineer leads physical implementation of complex systems-on-chip, owning the flow from RTL handoff through GDSII and coordinating with design teams and external partners. The work supports timing closure, power-performance-area optimization, successful silicon implementation, and integration of chips into satellite systems.

What you'll do

• Own the RTL-to-GDSII flow, including synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, clock-tree synthesis, static timing analysis, physical verification, and sign-off
• develop physical-design methods, scripts, and automation
• collaborate with front-end and verification teams
• drive timing closure across voltage and process corners
• coordinate package, signal-integrity, power-integrity, and test teams
• guide external design partners and vendors
• work with EDA vendors
• support chip bring-up, debug, production, and spaceflight.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal asic physical design engineer

asic

physical design

rtl-to-gdsii

soc

satellite systems

los angeles ca

k2 space

$190k–$280k/year

equity

finfet

timing closure

spaceflight

export compliance

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity, paid time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and other benefits.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree in a related engineering field and 10+ years of ASIC physical-design experience for high-performance SoCs. The posting lists end-to-end RTL-to-GDSII expertise, timing closure, advanced FinFET experience, and experience coordinating outsourced teams. The role requires U.S.-person status or eligibility for a federally issued export-control license.

About the employer

K2 Space is hiring for this role. Industry: Aircraft Manufacturing. Sector: 33.