Physical Design Engineer
Physical Design & EDA
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on PCIe Switch Products and Enterprise Storage Products.
About the role
This role involves physical IC design for the Data Center Solutions Group, working to take RTL to silicon tape-out.
What you'll do
- Execute Physical Design, Synthesis, Physical Verification, and Timing Closure
- Set up and Synthesize RTL
- Achieve Timing Closure
- Perform EM/IR Analysis
- Execute Place and Route
- Implement Clock Tree Synthesis
- Perform Floor-planning and Layout
- Develop Flow and Methodology
What you'll need
- TCL/PERL Scripting
- Proficiency in related EDA Tools
- Full physical design cycle experience: RTL to Tape-out
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering
- 12+ years of relevant experience
Nice to have
- In-depth experience in top-level STA
- Experience with custom clock trees, insertion reduction and skew balancing techniques
- In-depth experience in top-level floorplanning
Market context
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 64-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
627
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Broadcom | All employers we track in this specialty (627 roles · 79 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 38 | 627 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 47 | 1420 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 78 d | 64 d (+14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 114 open roles · median 40 d
- AMD · 44 open roles · median 28 d
- Broadcom (this employer) · 40 open roles · median 78 d
- NVIDIA · 38 open roles · median 53 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 56 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 25 open roles · median 77 d
How we counted: 627 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 79 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.