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Sr. Full Chip Physical Verification Engineer (Silicon Engineering)

SpaceX· Silicon Engineering
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Irvine, CA$165k - $260kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior full-chip physical verification engineer responsible for DRC/LVS/ESD/PERC and antenna signoff, flow development, DRM interpretation, and cross-team coordination for SpaceX Starlink silicon projects.

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute full-chip DRC, LVS, ESD, PERC and antenna signoff using industry standard tools like Calibre, ICV, or Pegasus
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize physical verification flows for advanced node SoCs
  • Interpret and implement foundry DRM — translate rule updates into verified flow changes
  • Debug and resolve complex DRC/LVS violations across hierarchical full-chip designs
  • Perform ESD verification — validate protection strategies, current paths, and CDM/HBM compliance
  • Drive tapeout readiness by coordinating signoff across block and top-level and Hard IP design teams
  • Engage directly with foundry teams to resolve DRM ambiguities and waiver requests
  • Develop/modify design flows as needed to meet overall design quality of results and chip integration requirements
  • Leverage AI agents to automate rule deck validation, violation triage, and signoff reporting workflows

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science
  • 5+ years of ASIC and/or physical design flow development experience in industry

Skills

Required:Chip physical verificationFlow development and optimizationFoundry DRM interpretationEDA tools
Nice to have:ScriptingIP integration and large SOC designDFT and clock handling

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock options or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short & long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Discretionary vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • 5 days of sick leave per year for exempt employees
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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