Principal ASIC Physical Design Engineer
K2 Space Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $190,000 - $280,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the complete RTL-to-GDSII flow: synthesis, floorplanning, place & route, clock tree synthesis (CTS), static timing analysis (STA), physical verification (DRC/LVS), and sign-off.
- Develop and maintain physical design methodologies, scripts, and automation to optimize performance, power, and area (PPA).
- Collaborate with front-end and verification teams to ensure clean handoffs, timing closure, and efficient design iteration.
- Drive timing closure across multiple voltage and process corners, including sign-off with foundry-qualified tools.
- Partner with package, SI/PI, and test teams for package-aware floorplanning and chip-to-board integration.
- Manage and technically guide external physical design partners and service vendors, ensuring alignment on milestones, deliverables, and quality standards.
- Work with EDA vendors to debug and optimize tool flows, and evaluate new methodologies.
- Support chip bring-up and debug through close collaboration with post-silicon and test teams.
- Support your product through production and spaceflight.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in ASIC physical design for high-performance SoCs
- Proven end-to-end expertise in RTL-to-GDSII flows using industry tools (Synopsys, Cadence, or Siemens)
- Strong hands-on experience with timing closure, IR drop analysis, and ECO implementation
- Deep understanding of physical design constraints for multi-clock, multi-voltage, and hierarchical SoCs
- Experience with advanced FinFET process nodes
- Prior experience managing or coordinating offshore/outsourced PD teams or vendors
- Familiarity with DFT integration, STA sign-off, and power domain implementation (UPF/CPF)
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Act as technical leader and subject-matter expert helping to teach, grow, and mentor others in the team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Equity in the company
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RTL-to-GDSII flowsynthesisfloorplanningplace & routeclock tree synthesisstatic timing analysisphysical verificationtiming closureECO implementationDFT integration
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipcross-functional collaborationmentoring