Encharge AI
Staff Physical Design Engineer
$170K–$240K
US-Remote, Canada +2 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- US-Remote, Canada
Canada
Remote - US - Experience
- 10–15 years of dedicated experience in physical design.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Drives block- and top-level physical implementation of semiconductor chips from netlist through foundry tapeout, optimizing performance, power, and area.
What you'll do
- Perform floor-planning, placement, clock tree synthesis, and routing; close timing and meet PPA targets.
- Verify power grids and resolve electromigration and IR drop issues.
- Automate design flows and collaborate with physical verification and foundry teams through tapeout.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 10–15 years of dedicated experience in physical design.
- Extensive experience with Cadence design tools and strong understanding of EDA implementation flows and static timing analysis.
- Proficiency in low-power design, EM/IR resolution, power grid verification, and Tcl or Python scripting.
Nice to have
- Hierarchical floorplanning expertise.
- Experience with PDK management or foundry tapeout processes.
Pay
$170,000 to $240,000 USD per year (base salary); $170,000 to $230,000 CAD per year (base salary)
Tools
Cadence, Tcl, Python
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