# Physical Design

Skill · Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/physical-design

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

- Open roles: 12
- Employers hiring: 6
- Last checked: September 14, 2026

## Asked for alongside Physical Design

Measured from the 12 open roles that name Physical Design, not from a curated list.

- [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 5 roles (41.7%)
- [Tcl](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tcl) — 5 roles (41.7%)
- [Perl](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/perl) — 4 roles (33.3%)
- [Cadence OrCAD/Allegro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cadence-orcad-allegro) — 3 roles (25.0%)
- [SystemVerilog](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/systemverilog) — 3 roles (25.0%)

## Roles that use Physical Design

- [Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/engineer) — 1
- [Hardware Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/hardware-engineer) — 1
- [Implementation Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/implementation-engineer) — 1
- [Principal Design Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/principal-design-engineer) — 1
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 1
- [Technical Program Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-program-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for Physical Design

- [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — 3 open roles
- [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — 3 open roles
- [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — 2 open roles
- [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — 2 open roles
- [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — 1 open role
- [Micron Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/micron-technology) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Clock Tree Synthesis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/clock-tree-synthesis)

## Open roles requiring Physical Design (12)

- [Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Implementation CAD Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/36bf06f9-c25c-4020-a4bf-30cc292cf716/senior-staff-engineer-physical-implementation-cad-lead-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, $180,200 – $297,200
- [Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Innovus Flows](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/39cfb778-42b0-40a1-b0d5-59c296be93ff/senior-physical-design-methodology-engineer-innovus-flows-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — $168,000 – $310,500
- [Principal Design Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ecc27687-4b14-42e9-96f2-934c63235951/principal-design-engineer-at-micron-technology) at [Micron Technology](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/micron-technology) — Full-time, San Jose, CA, $176,000 – $298,000
- [ASIC Implementation Engineer PD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/81422313-516a-4329-8dc9-ecfdb3a80139/asic-implementation-engineer-pd-at-broadcom-inc) at [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — San Jose, CA, $121,900 – $195,000
- [Senior Applications and Solutions Engineer - Foundry Services](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e6009130-4c70-43ab-9eed-5393b1355cbe/senior-applications-and-solutions-engineer-foundry-services-at-intel) at [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — Full-time, $122,440 – $232,190
- [Technical Program Manager, Silicon](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c6e4479c-ad25-4113-9acf-bc0cb32c88f5/technical-program-manager-silicon-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — Full-time, New York, NY, $365,000 – $435,000
- [DFx Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cdda990a-8e06-430a-8b79-79c73f318c3e/dfx-engineer-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, Austin, TX, $180,200 – $270,400
- [Senior Manager, ASIC Chip Engineering](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/47905b36-5926-43b4-bcbe-2c66e1429d90/senior-manager-asic-chip-engineering-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Santa Clara, CA, $232,000 – $368,000
- [Senior Custom ASIC Engineering Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cb463066-2d5d-46b2-a0f3-4329b08f4802/senior-custom-asic-engineering-lead-at-broadcom-inc) at [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — San Jose, CA, $143,800 – $230,000
- [Silicon Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/859df12e-2128-4d1b-9a0d-dc0e2cc43cd2/silicon-engineer-at-menlo-ventures-portfolio) at [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio) — San Francisco, CA, $320,000 – $485,000

All 12 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=d5ef7714-7e05-4566-9b7d-a78b044fcd84