Physical Design Staff Engineer - Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
About the role
This role involves the complete ownership of Physical Design (PNR) implementation for Qualcomm SoCs.
What you'll do
- Own PNR implementation including Floorplanning, Placement, Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and post-route on latest nodes.
- Apply expertise in STA flows.
- Demonstrate knowledge of signoff domains like LEC/CLP/PDN.
- Utilize scripting skills in Perl/TCL for Unix/Linux environments.
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 ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience, OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work 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).
- Hands-on experience with Floorplanning, PNR, and STA flows.
- Knowledge of Placement/Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS), and optimization.
- Understanding of signoff domains including LEC/CLP/PDN.
- Knowledge of Unix/Linux – Perl/TCL fundamentals/scripting.
Skills: PNR implementation, Floorplanning, Placement/Clock Tree Synthesis, STA flows, latest tech nodes
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
606
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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 (606 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 115 | 606 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 158 | 1407 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 42 d | 61 d (−19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: PNR implementation, Floorplanning, Placement/Clock Tree Synthesis, STA flows, latest tech nodes
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 111 open roles · median 43 d
- Broadcom · 38 open roles · median 71 d
- NVIDIA · 38 open roles · median 46 d
- AMD · 35 open roles · median 41 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 60 d
- Renesas Electronics · 25 open roles · median 48 d
How we counted: 606 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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.