ASIC Design Architect

$141,075 - $156,371/Yr

Broadmind Limited - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

About the position

The Physical Design Architect role at Broadmind INC focuses on leading the physical design aspects of semiconductor projects. This position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure the successful execution of high-speed digital designs, particularly in advanced process nodes. The architect will be responsible for driving the physical architecture and ensuring design closure through rigorous verification processes.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the logic design team to define physical architecture and drive physical aspects during the design cycle.
• Collaborate across teams including physical design, logic design, package, DFT, and test.
• Perform hands-on synthesis and place-and-route (PnR) using industry-standard tools for high-speed digital designs in advanced process nodes.
• Conduct all aspects of sign-off including power, timing, physical verification checks, and design closure.

Requirements

• 11+ years of experience in Physical Design and timing closure.
• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Hands-on experience in synthesis, PnR, and STA using Cadence/Synopsys tools for complex digital designs in 7nm and below.
• Experience with multiple large SoC tapeouts in advanced nodes, including chip-level physical design and STA closure.
• Strong experience in SOC/ASIC/GPU/CPU design flows on taped out designs, with expertise in timing closure at block/chip levels and ECO flows.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance