Physical Design Engineer

Job overview

The Physical Design Engineer role is listed in Alexandria, VA, while the job description identifies the work location as San Jose, CA. The posting describes a 12-month contract assignment and a bill rate of $120 per hour; this is a stated bill rate, not a candidate salary. The work supports Etched on large, timing-critical designs at advanced technology nodes. The engineer performs synthesis and physical implementation work to improve power, performance, and area and help achieve timing closure. The role collaborates with RTL and external place-and-route teams to identify bottlenecks, refine floorplans, and improve design quality and implementation convergence.

What you'll do

• Perform synthesis using Cadence Genus for large, timing-challenged designs
• optimize power, performance, and area through synthesis and early implementation
• develop and refine floorplans using Cadence Innovus
• collaborate with RTL teams on design quality, constraints, and architectural tradeoffs
• work with external place-and-route teams toward timing closure and PPA optimization
• identify and address timing bottlenecks early in the flow.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

physical design engineer

semiconductor design

cadence genus

cadence innovus

synthesis

ppa optimization

timing closure

floorplanning

soc

san jose ca

etched

12-month assignment

$120/hour bill rate

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The description specifies a 12-month assignment and a $120-per-hour bill rate. Preferred qualifications include at least five years of physical design experience, large-scale SoC or AI-class designs, and advanced technology nodes such as N5 or N3.

About the employer

PeopleNTech LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.