Physical Design Staff Engineer - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves physical design implementation for Qualcomm SoCs.
What you'll do
- Own PNR implementation including Floorplanning, Placement, and CTS on latest nodes.
- Perform signoff activities including STA, Power analysis, FV, low power verification, and PV.
- Apply expertise in PNR and STA flows.
- Utilize knowledge of Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and optimization.
- Demonstrate understanding of signoff domains such as LEC, CLP, and PDN.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of experience OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of experience.
- 8 years Hardware Engineering experience or related work experience.
- 8 years' experience with PNR flow in latest tech nodes (e.g., 4nm/5nm/7nm/10nm).
- Good knowledge of Unix/Linux.
- Proficiency in Perl/TCL fundamentals/scripting.
Skills: PNR implementation, Floorplanning, Clock Tree Synthesis, STA, signoff domains
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 61-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
633
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (633 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 123 | 633 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 166 | 1414 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 61 d (−25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: PNR implementation, Floorplanning, Clock Tree Synthesis, STA, signoff domains
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 122 open roles · median 37 d
- Broadcom · 39 open roles · median 72 d
- NVIDIA · 38 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 36 open roles · median 38 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 61 d
- Renesas Electronics · 25 open roles · median 49 d
How we counted: 633 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 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.