Senior Staff Physical Design Engineer

General Summary :

Qualcomm is a global technology leader driving innovation to enable next-generation experiences and digital transformation for a smarter, connected future. As a Hardware Engineer specializing in Physical Design (PNR), you will take full ownership of the physical implementation of Qualcomm SoCs. This includes floor planning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), optimization, signoff activities, and overall chip physical design flow on advanced process nodes (4nm, 5nm, 7nm, 10nm).

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, power, and area (PPA), and ensure robust timing closure and design integrity. This role demands strong expertise in state-of-the-art physical design flows, signoff methodologies, and scripting automation on Unix / Linux environments.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical / Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field with 6+ years of related Hardware Engineering experience.
• OR
• Master's degree with 5+ years experience.
• OR
• PhD with 4+ years experience.
• For this senior role, 12+ years of hands-on experience in PNR physical design on advanced technology nodes (4nm, 5nm, 7nm, 10nm) is required.

Required Skills & Expertise :

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

Skills Required

Node, Perl, PNR, Tcl, hardware engineering