Staff Physical Design Engineer

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Job Description:

About the Role

Lattice Semiconductor is seeking a Staff Physical Design Engineer to join our Pune engineering center. In this role, you will own physical implementation of complex digital blocks and IP for our low-power FPGA products — from netlist to GDSII — working closely with RTL design, integration, and architecture teams to deliver first-pass silicon.

Responsibilities

• Own block-level physical design execution: floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, and timing closure
• Drive synthesis and place-and-route flows using industry-standard EDA tools (Synopsys Fusion Compiler / ICC2, Cadence Innovus, or equivalent)
• Perform static timing analysis and closure across PVT corners and modes
• Execute physical verification and sign-off: DRC, LVS, ERC, antenna, EM/IR analysis
• Implement low-power design techniques — UPF-based power intent, power gating, multi-Vt optimization
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, and integration teams to resolve design convergence issues and support ECO cycles
• Contribute to flow automation and methodology improvements using scripting (TCL, Python, Perl)
• Support tape-out activities and correlate physical design metrics with post-silicon results

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or related field
• 6+ years of hands-on physical design experience in ASIC/SoC or FPGA silicon development
• Strong expertise in synthesis, P&R, STA, and physical sign-off on advanced process nodes
• Working knowledge of low-power implementation (UPF/CPF) and design convergence at block and subsystem level
• Proficiency in TCL/Python scripting for flow automation
• Strong debugging skills and a track record of successful tape-outs
• Excellent cross-functional communication and ownership mindset

Preferred

• Experience with FPGA or custom silicon physical implementation
• Exposure to EM/IR analysis tools (Ansys RedHawk/Totem) and DFM closure
• Advanced node experience (16nm and below)

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 800 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

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Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry. 

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 1,000 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.