Staff Physical Design Engineer

As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer at Qualcomm India Private Limited, you will be responsible for planning, designing, optimizing, verifying, and testing electronic systems, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems to launch cutting-edge, world-class products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements. **Key Responsibilities:** - 8-10 years hands-on experience of different PnR steps including Floorplanning, Power planning, Placement & Optimization, CTS, Routing, Static timing analysis, Post route optimization, ECO implementation and DRC closure - Well versed with high frequency design & advanced tech node implementations - In-depth understanding of PG-Grid optimization, including identification of high vs low current density paths & layer/via optimization, Adaptive PDN experience - In-depth knowledge of custom clock tree including H-tree, SPINE, Multi-point CTS, Clock metrics optimization through tuning of CTS implementation. - Well versed with tackling high placement density/congestion bottlenecks - In-depth knowledge of PnR tool knobs/recipes for PPA optimization - Experience in automation using Perl/Python and tcl - Good communication skills and ability & desire to work in a cross-site cross-functional team environment **Qualifications Required:** - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience - OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience - OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. Qualcomm also expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including security and other requirements regarding the protection of confidential information.,