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Cisco • Karnataka, India
Role & seniority: Senior ASIC Physical Design Engineer (13+ years experience), member of the Physical Design team in Bangalore, India
Stack/tools: RTL2GDS flow; floorplanning, place & route, timing convergence; STA timing ECO flows; TCL/SHELL/Python/Perl scripting; Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2, DC/FC, Primetime-DMSA, Synopsys Formality, Cadence LEC, Redhawk, ICV, Calibre
Drive the RTL-to-GDS flow end-to-end (hierarchical floorplanning, P&R, timing closure, power integrity, physical verification, equivalence checks) with focus on performance and die size
Lead methodology development, automation, and best practices for physical design; enable efficient STA setup, convergence, and ECO implementation (Tweaker/Primetime)
Collaborate with PD, RTL, DFT, tool/flow owners, and EDA vendors; evaluate timing methodologies/tools; develop/debug implementation issues
13+ years in ASIC physical implementation (floorplanning, clock/power distribution, I/O planning, hard IPs), large designs (>100M gates) across sub-16/14/7/5/3nm
Strong scripting (TCL, Shell, Perl, Python)
Experience with timing closure, physical convergence, power integrity analysis, multi-Vt strategies, DFM/Yield considerations
Experience with Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2; DC/FC; Formality, LEC; Primetime-DMSA; Redhawk; ICV; Calibre
Additional scripting proficiency (Python), advanced STA/ECI workflows
Meet The Team Our creative and talented Physical Design team in Bangalore, India. As a member of this team you will be involved in creating next generation state-of-the-art networking chips in advanced process node. You will drive the backend process through the entire RTL 2 GDS Implementation flow including hierarchical floor planning, place & route, timing closure, power integrity, static timing verification, physical verification and equivalence checks, with special focus on performance & die size optimization. Your Impact Analyzes current generation quality and efficiency gaps to identify proper incremental or evolutionary changes to the existing physical design related Tools, Flow and Methodology. Work closely with various teams such as physical design, RTL, DFT, tool/flow owners, and EDA vendors to improve physical design methodologies. Good understanding of different CTS strategies and providing the feedback to Implementation Team. As member of physical design team, drive methodologies and “best known methods” to streamline and automate physical design work. STA setup, convergence methodology, reviews and sign-off for Multi-Mode and Multi-corner designs. Good at Timing ECO Implementation strategy development/convergence. Should have an experience in enabling the Tweaker/Primetime based ECO flows. Work on Automation scripts within STA tools for Methodology development Excellent debugging skills in implementation issues and ability to produce creative solutions. Evaluate multiple timing methodologies/tools on different designs and technology nodes. Good scripting skills (TCL/SHELL/PERL/Python) is a MUST Minimum Quaification
Floor planning and P&R tools: Cadence Innovus & Synopsys ICC2
Synthesis Tools: Synopsys DC/FC
Formal Verification: Synopsys Formality and Cadence LEC
Static Timing verification: Primetime-DMSA
Power Integrity: Apache Redhawk Physical Design Verification Synopsys ICV, Mentor Calibre
Scripting: TCL, Perl is required; Python is a plus Bachelor's or a Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.