Physical Design Engineer

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era. You will be part of a global team of creative experts working on Silicon One and other hardware platforms. Your Impact: Develop full-chip floorplans, incorporating architecture, foundry integration guidelines, and IP placement constraints. Collaborate with system and package design teams to understand requirements and integrate them into the floorplan. Perform hierarchical implementation flow, including partition, pin assignment, clock plan, and bump planning. Implement RTL-to-GDSII flow, focusing on performance, power, and die size optimization. Analyze existing tool flows and methodologies to identify efficiency gaps and implement improvements. Work closely with RTL, DFT, implementation, EDA vendors, and tool/flow teams to enable best-in-class design methodology. Utilize proficiency in low-power design methodologies using UPF. Define signoff methodologies with foundry and standard cell IP vendors and validate them with Post-Silicon Validation teams. Experience using AI tools to improve productivity. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of Physical Design experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years. Experience with RTL2GDSII flow and design tapeouts in 7nm/5nm/3nm or below process technologies. Experience working with EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus, or Calibre/Pegasus. Preferred Qualifications: Experience working on Fullchip activities, including floor-planning, power-grid planning, partitioning, and pin-assignment. Experience with hierarchical design, timing closure, physical design convergence, and power integrity analysis. Experience with static timing analysis and concepts, defining timing constraints and exceptions. Experience with custom clock (H-Tree or Mesh) at chip level. Experience with Python and usage of AI tools. Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution. Paid parental leave. Short and long-term disability coverage. Basic life insurance. Paid time away, including holidays, vacation time, and sick time. Optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer. Salary Range: $147,400.00 - $198,200.00 per year Job Data by YubHub .