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Physical Design Engineer

Aleron
United States, Texas, Austin
Dec 10, 2025
Description Acara Solutions is looking for a Physical Design Engineer to work with our partner in Austin, TX who specializes in Semiconductor Manufacturing Schedule: Hybrid (2+ days in office) Here is what you will do: We will incorporate you on a team that is involved in all aspects of physical implementation from RTL to GDSII. Perform RTL synthesis and scan stitching. Apply deep knowledge of timing optimization and experience with ECO generation to analyze and fix timing issues in 40nm, 28nm and below. You will be defining and debugging Timing Constraints and performing STA using industry-standard STA engines and a deep understanding of timing correlation to achieve timing closure. Build timing constraints for the entire chip in a team environment. Knowledge of automating and advancing flows using proficiency in Perl/Tcl scripting. Analyze power constraints and chip floor plan. You will analyze clock distribution on full-chip assembly. Physical design-related flow development, tool evaluation, flow automation, QA and improvement. You will develop Placement & Route structures for a complete ASIC design. Build Static Timing Analysis, timing closure, ECO and tape-out. IR Drop analysis and improvement on almost all designs Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in a Logic design or Physical Design position. Strong solid understanding of RTL design, and the ideal candidate should be familiar with Cadence Genus/Innovus and Synopsys Design Compiler/ICC/Fusion Compiler You should have Primetime, Conformal LEC, and ATPG. You will also have a solid understanding of scan insertion, and ATPG. Preferred Skills / Qualifications: We will look to have you be involved in design/architecture reviews which will help add to the overall progress and improvement of the team. We will be defining physical design methodologies and flow automation. Ability to perform debug/analysis skills for designs, library, and technology files. Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and be a very effective teammate. Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply