Senior Engineer, Physical Design Floorplan

Samsung Electronics

. You are a key contributor for the top-level floorplan, driving block-level floor-planning and execution .

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeAustin • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,000 - $208,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PerlPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are a key contributor for the top-level floorplan, driving block-level floor-planning and execution
You execute and deliver key floor-planning activities (placement, shaping, pinning, methodology) with production-grade quality
You drive the critical PPA aspects of floor-planning by collaborating with the Architecture, RTL, PPA, and Physical Design teams
You work with the CAD team to continuously improve the floor-planning design methodology
You lead the physical-verification convergence of the top-level floorplan to achieve final GDS delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/relevant technical field, or 3+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 1+ years of experience with a PhD
Skilled in EDA flows and methodologies and industry standards pertaining to Floor-planning
Highly proficient in Top and Block level Floor-planning techniques including partitioning, pinning, and budgeting
Experience with power-grid implementation and clock distribution
Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, TCL, Shell, or Perl
Hands on experience in delivering final GDS for high-performance IPs and SOCs

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
401(k)
onsite lunch
employee purchase program
tuition assistance (after 6 months)
paid time off
student loan program
wellness incentives
MBO bonus compensation
long term incentive plan
relocation

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Hard Skills & Tools

floor-planningEDA flowsTop level floor-planningBlock level floor-planningpartitioningpinningbudgetingpower-grid implementationclock distributionscripting

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershipcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreePhD