Physical Design Engineer - Guadalajara, Mexico
About the role
As a Physical Design Engineer, you will drive CPU power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization at advanced technology nodes. You will be responsible for physical implementation to deliver high-performance and power-efficient processors.
What you'll do
- Execute physical implementation for CPU designs across advanced technology nodes.
- Drive CPU power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization.
- Collaborate with RTL and logic design teams to deliver high-performance, power-efficient processors.
What you'll need
- Experience with physical implementation methodologies.
- Background in CPU power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization.
- Experience working at advanced technology nodes.
- Familiarity with collaborating alongside RTL and logic design teams.
Skills: CPU PPA optimization, advanced technology nodes, physical implementation, RTL, logic design, power-efficient processors
This role has been open 196 days — well above the 66-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
682
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
$187k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Ahead Computing | All employers we track in this specialty (682 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 682 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 2 | 1530 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 196 d | 66 d (+130 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU PPA optimization, advanced technology nodes, physical implementation, RTL, logic design, power-efficient processors
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 126 open roles · median 49 d
- AMD · 61 open roles · median 29 d
- Intel Corporation · 40 open roles · median 19 d
- Synopsys · 38 open roles · median 41 d
- Broadcom · 37 open roles · median 102 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 69 d
How we counted: 682 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 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.