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Staff Physical Design Engineer

Mountain View, CA

$195k-$214k / year

full-timesenior Hybrid

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll implement complex digital blocks in advanced process nodes for high-performance ASICs at Lightmatter, driving timing closure and physical verification. You'll work alongside world-class scientists on photonics-based AI infrastructure to trailblaze problems new to the industry. This role offers the unique chance to shape the future of computing with light.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Implement digital blocks from synthesis through physical verification
  • Debug timing constraints and fix timing violations
  • Build and customize power grid for power integrity
  • Customize clock implementation for functional and test clocks

📋 Requirements

  • Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • 8+ years of industry experience as a Physical Design Engineer
  • Experience with timing closure and LVS/DRC closure
  • Proficiency in TCL and Python scripting

✨ Nice to Have

  • Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • Hands-on experience with Cadence tools
  • 3nm design tape-out experience

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏥 Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 💰 Retirement Savings Matching Program
  • 🏖️ Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Public Holidays)
  • 📈 Equity grants
  • 🏢 Flexible hybrid workplace model

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interview· 1 hour
  3. 3Hiring Manager Interview· 45 min
  4. 4Onsite Interviews· 4 hours
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