Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer

Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer Company:** NXP India Pvt. Ltd. (Pune) --- Job Summary As a Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer, you will be a key technical leader responsible for driving and executing advanced physical design activities for complex SoC and IP blocks. You will play a pivotal role in achieving challenging performance, power, and area targets for cutting-edge semiconductor products. --- Job Responsibilities * Lead and execute all aspects of physical design for large-scale digital designs from RTL to GDSII, including floor planning, power planning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), formal verification, design rule checking (DRC), and layout versus schematic (LVS). * Drive and optimize design methodologies, flows, and scripts to improve efficiency, turnaround time, and design quality. * Perform critical path analysis and provide innovative solutions to meet aggressive frequency and power targets. * Collaborate closely with design, architecture, and verification teams to ensure robust design implementation and resolve complex technical issues. * Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering their growth within the physical design domain. * Evaluate and integrate new EDA tools and technologies to enhance physical design capabilities. * Contribute to defining and reviewing design specifications and architecture documents from a physical implementation perspective.