Senior Mixed-Signal Physical Design Engineer - Cork, Ireland
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading and working hands-on on Analog Mixed-Signal Physical Design projects. The focus is on key mixed-signal physical designs for SerDes, Sensors & DDR IP teams in 3nm technologies and below.
What you'll do
- Perform physical design implementation (Placement, CTS, STA) in advanced technologies.
- Work on custom physical design, pre-placement and pre-routing.
- Apply low-power implementation methods, including CLP and power and IR drop reduction methods.
- Execute timing closure and implication with OCV/AOCV.
- Conduct Physical Verification, including DRC/LVS and other checks.
- Develop and implement automation for physical design projects.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 3 to 7 years of experience in physical design.
- Experience with STA tool and timing closure methodologies.
- Knowledge of power grid analysis and understanding of trade-offs between power, performance, and area.
- In-depth understanding of different CTS structures like clock mesh and multi-source CTS.
- Programming and scripting skills (Tcl, perl, and/or C).
Nice to have
- Experience working on complex PHYs and related Sub Systems.
- Ability to understand complex logic structures and define new IPs.
- EDA experience.
Skills: Physical design implementation, Placement, CTS, STA, DRC/LVS
This role has been open 41 days — well below 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 | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (682 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 120 | 682 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 165 | 1507 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 66 d (−17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $187k |
Skills observed across this category: Physical design implementation, Placement, CTS, STA, DRC/LVS
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 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.