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NXP Semiconductors has an opening for Senior Physical Design Engineer in Pune. It is a full-time role in Hardware & Semiconductors, asking for at least 8 years of experience, first listed on 31 October. The description mentions RTL design. NXP Semiconductors has 167 other openings in India, 25 of them in Pune. Across all employers on Jobs Hindustan there are 23 Hardware & VLSI openings in Pune today; the typical one asks for 10 years.
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NXP Semiconductors has 168 openings in India on Jobs Hindustan today across 5 cities. Most are in software & IT (80), hardware & VLSI (51) and data & AI (16). The biggest locations are Bengaluru (86), Noida (66) and Pune (26). 1% of them can be done from home, and 1% are open to freshers or interns. We collect NXP Semiconductors' jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards, agencies or consultants.
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Job Title: Senior Physical Design Engineer
Location
Pune / Bangalore / Hyderabad (Hybrid)
Experience
8-10 Years
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Physical Design Engineer to join our VLSI Physical Design team. The candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality physical implementation of complex SoC/IP blocks from netlist to GDSII, ensuring timing, power, area, and reliability targets are met. The ideal candidate should have hands-on expertise in advanced node design implementation and signoff methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end physical design implementation of complex digital blocks/subsystems.
- Drive floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, timing closure, and physical verification.
- Perform design optimization for PPA (Power, Performance, Area) targets.
- Execute timing closure across multiple operating modes and process corners.
- Analyze and resolve setup, hold, SI, IR-drop, EM, and congestion issues.
- Collaborate with RTL, Synthesis, DFT, STA, Package, and Signoff teams to achieve project milestones.
- Support ECO implementation and tapeout activities.
- Develop and enhance PD methodologies, automation flows, and scripts to improve productivity.
- Review design quality and mentor junior engineers.
- Work closely with global cross-functional teams.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in:
- Floorplanning
- Power Planning
- Placement Optimization
- Clock Tree Synthesis (CTS)
- Routing
- Timing Closure
- Physical Verification
STA & Signoff
- In-depth knowledge of:
- Static Timing Analysis (STA)
- Multi-Mode Multi-Corner (MMMC) methodologies
- Crosstalk/SI Analysis
- ECO Flows
- Timing Signoff
Physical Signoff
- Experience with:
- IR Drop Analysis
- Electromigration (EM) Analysis
- DRC/LVS Closure
- Reliability Checks
Tools
Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools:
- Cadence Innovus
- Synopsys ICC2
- PrimeTime
- Tempus
- RedHawk / Voltus
- StarRC / Quantus
- Calibre
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electronics, VLSI, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Jobs Hindustan copied this listing from NXP Semiconductors' official careers site on 30 October 2026 and checked it again 4 November at 5:47 am IST. NXP Semiconductors never asks candidates for money. If anyone does, it is a scam.
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