Cerebras
Physical Design Engineer
$180K–$280K
Sunnyvale, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of physical design and physical verification experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering.
About the job
Own physical design and implementation from RTL to tapeout, driving power, performance, and area tradeoffs and ensuring block integration with the full-chip architecture.
What you'll do
- Lead physical design and implementation from RTL through tapeout, including timing closure and physical verification.
- Optimize power, performance, and area; perform IR/EM analysis and resolve DRC/LVS issues.
- Collaborate with RTL teams and support full-chip floor planning and integration.
What they ask for
- Strong knowledge of block-level and full-chip physical verification; experience in subsystem timing closure and the complete physical design flow.
- Expertise with ICV or Calibre for DRC/LVS, IR/EM analysis, STA, constraints, and timing convergence.
- Strong Tcl and Python scripting skills; experience with Design Compiler, Fusion Compiler, ICC2, or similar tools.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of high-speed CPU/GPU design, high-speed IO, or third-party IP integration.
- Knowledge of Synopsys tools.
Pay
$180,000 – $280,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
ICV, Calibre, Tcl, Python, Design Compiler, Fusion Compiler, ICC2, Synopsys
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