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Senior/Principal Physical Verification Engineer

irvine, california • Posted 5 days ago
Remote Full Time General

Senior/Principal Physical Verification Engineer

  • Irvine, CA
Senior to Principal Full-Chip Physical Verification Engineer roles

Locations

San Jose, CA (preferred) or Irvine, CA (HQ) or remote

Key Responsibilities

Team & Project Leadership
  • Lead full chip Physical Verification effort
  • Own execution plans, schedules for full-chip
  • Drive accountability for quality, milestones, and tapeout readiness.
  • Conduct full chip and blocks PV checks
Physical Verification Ownership
  • Ownership of full chip verification
  • Work with internal analog team to ensure clean IP delivery
  • Responsible for running and analyzing DRC/ERC/LUP/PERC results
  • Experience with using either ICV or Calibre verification tools
  • Understanding advance TSMC DRC rules
Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with analog, block, chip top owners to ensure clean floorplan
  • Provide early guidance on corner case requirements
  • Influence floorplan constraints, hierarchy, and implementation strategy
  • Participate in tapeout readiness reviews

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience with full-chip verifications
Proven hands-on experience with:
  • Physical Verification tool (ICV/Calibre)
  • Able to assemble a flow to support block/chip level PV
Strong expertise in:
  • Floorplanning to avoid DRC/LVS issues
  • Provide guidance to analog IP team to allow for clean integration

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in advanced technology nodes (7nm, 5nm, 3nm)
  • Automation skills using Tcl, Python, or shell scripting

Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000 (The final offer will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, and location)

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