Physical Design Engineer at Altera

Location: George Town, Penang Island
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Jul 13, 2026

Description

The Physical Design Engineer performs RTL-to-GDS physical design implementation for custom IP and SoC designs, including synthesis, placement and routing, clock-tree synthesis, floor planning, static timing analysis, power and clock distribution, reliability, and signoff. The role analyzes design violations, recommends fixes, and optimizes power, frequency, and area while participating in flow automation and mentoring junior team members. It requires a bachelor's degree in computer or electronic engineering and at least three years of relevant experience, including deep-submicron tape-outs, physical-design flows, EDA tools, scripting, and hardware-description languages.

Required Skills

Physical design
Static timing analysis
Power distribution
Scripting
VHDL/Verilog
DFT
Flow automation

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electronic engineering, or a related field
Required Previous Experiences: At least 3 years of relevant experience in physical design and related areas
Multiple tape-out experience in deep-submicron process nodes
Hands-on experience in physical design flow and relevant EDA tools
Hands-on experience in physical design signoff flows, including STA, LEC, ERC, and DRC
Hands-on expertise with Perl, TCL, Python, VHDL, and Verilog
Experience mentoring junior team members
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, electronic engineering, or a related field
Physical design involving multiple clock domains and clock and power management
Low-power design, tools, methodologies, and Power Intent UPF specifications