Skill
Physical Design
Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)
Physical design, in the context of integrated circuits, is the process of converting a logical chip design (RTL) into a physical layout of transistors and wiring on silicon, including steps like floorplanning, placement, and routing. It is a specialized skill used by semiconductor and hardware engineers working with tools like Cadence and Synopsys to prepare chips for fabrication.
Physical Design in the job market
Last checked September 12, 2026
- Open roles
- 12
- Employers
- 6
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Open roles requiring Physical Design (12)
Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Implementation CAD Lead
Samsung Semiconductor
Full-time · $180,200 – $297,200
Samsung is seeking a senior engineer to lead physical design CAD methodology development for GPU and SoC chips at advanced technology nodes. This role suits an expert in place-and-route tools and sub-5nm design challenges who can drive automation, mentor teams, and collaborate across EDA vendors and internal design groups.
Listed on Samsung Semiconductor’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Innovus Flows
NVIDIA
$168,000 – $310,500
NVIDIA is seeking a senior physical design engineer to develop and optimize chip design methodologies across their product line, with focus on power, performance, and area efficiency on advanced semiconductor nodes. This role combines deep expertise in EDA tools and physical design flows with emerging opportunities to apply machine learning to accelerate design cycles.
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Principal Design Engineer
Micron Technology
Full-time · San Jose, CA · $176,000 – $298,000
Micron is seeking a senior IC design engineer to lead the development of high-speed memory interface blocks while pioneering AI-first methodologies across the design workflow. This role suits experienced electrical engineers ready to champion AI adoption in chip design, mentor others in AI-augmented practices, and take technical ownership of complex analog and digital blocks.
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ASIC Implementation Engineer PD
Broadcom Inc.
San Jose, CA · $121,900 – $195,000
Broadcom seeks a physical design engineer to lead chip floorplanning and top-level integration for AI and PCIe switch products, from RTL through tape-out. This role suits experienced engineers with deep expertise in hierarchical floorplanning, clock trees, and cross-functional coordination across design and package teams.
Listed on Broadcom Inc.’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Applications and Solutions Engineer - Foundry Services
Intel
Full-time · $122,440 – $232,190
Intel Foundry Services needs a senior design engineer to guide customers through complex chip designs using advanced multi-voltage techniques and EDA tools, while also improving design documentation and reference flows for the foundry platform. This role suits experienced ASIC designers comfortable with low-power and power-domain verification methodologies who want to shift into technical customer support and design methodology leadership.
Listed on Intel’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Technical Program Manager, Silicon
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
Full-time · New York, NY · $365,000 – $435,000
Anthropic seeks a seasoned technical program manager to oversee the end-to-end development of custom silicon chips for their Claude AI models, from architecture through production. This role suits someone with proven experience shipping chips, managing complex external partnerships, and building program execution frameworks in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio’s careers site · Apply there ↗
DFx Engineer
Samsung Semiconductor
Full-time · Austin, TX · $180,200 – $270,400
Samsung is seeking a senior DFx engineer to architect and implement design-for-test solutions for high-performance computing IP on cutting-edge semiconductor processes. This role suits experienced design engineers who excel at balancing test coverage and execution efficiency while collaborating across multiple technical disciplines.
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Senior Manager, ASIC Chip Engineering
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, CA · $232,000 – $368,000
Lead the engineering and execution of next-generation system-on-chip processors across multiple product lines at a world-class semiconductor company. This role suits experienced chip managers who can orchestrate cross-functional teams through the entire development lifecycle and drive technical problem-solving in a complex, matrixed organization.
Listed on NVIDIA’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Senior Custom ASIC Engineering Lead
Broadcom Inc.
San Jose, CA · $143,800 – $230,000
This is a senior engineering leadership role managing customer ASIC design programs across the full lifecycle, from initial requirements through production, with responsibility for guiding teams on advanced design practices and mitigating technical risks. It suits experienced chip design engineers comfortable with deep technical work, cross-functional collaboration, and advising both internal teams and external customers on complex semiconductor projects.
Listed on Broadcom Inc.’s careers site · Apply there ↗
Silicon Engineer
Menlo Ventures Portfolio
New York, NY · $320,000 – $485,000
Anthropic is building a custom silicon team to support their massive AI training and inference workloads, and seeks an experienced engineer to own end-to-end technical decisions across domains like design, verification, or physical implementation. This role suits someone who has shipped silicon before, can operate independently on a small founding team, and is comfortable making architecture calls and working with external partners.
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Asked for alongside Physical Design
Measured from the 12 open roles that name Physical Design — not from a curated list.
- Python5 roles41.7%
- Tcl5 roles41.7%
- Perl4 roles33.3%
- Cadence OrCAD/Allegro3 roles25.0%
- SystemVerilog3 roles25.0%
Roles that use Physical Design
Employers hiring for Physical Design
6 in total, most open roles first.
- MPMenlo Ventures Portfolio3 roles
- Samsung Semiconductor3 roles
- Broadcom Inc.2 roles
- NVIDIA2 roles
- Intel1 role
- Micron Technology1 role
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