HPE
VLSI Physical Design Engineer
$109K–$251K
Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States of America
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States of America - Experience
- 1-6 years in VLSI design, verification, or implementation.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer engineering or equivalent
About the job
Performs ASIC physical-design implementation and timing closure, from constraints and synthesis through signoff, while improving design flows and collaborating across engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Run static timing analysis, maintain timing constraints, and close timing at partition and full-chip levels.
- Perform synthesis, netlist checks, formal verification, partitioning, floorplanning, and ECO implementation.
- Improve design automation and methodologies, collaborate with partners, and guide less-experienced engineers.
What they ask for
- Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals, VLSI principles, digital logic, and computer architecture.
- Experience in one or more areas including static timing analysis, timing constraints, synthesis, formal verification, floorplanning, chip partitioning, or ECOs.
- Knowledge of programming or scripting, hardware description languages, EDA, and/or FPGA tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Nice to have
- Experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, Formality, Cadence RTL Compiler, Genus, or LEC.
- Coursework in VLSI design or VLSI concepts.
Pay
USD 115,000 - 218,000 (base salary, annual; Colorado); USD 109,000 - 251,000 (base salary, annual; Minnesota & Wisconsin)
Tools
Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, Formality, Cadence RTL Compiler, Genus, LEC, FPGA
AI focus
Develop flow automation and methodology improvements, often using AI to improve methodologies.
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