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Physical Design Methodology & Flow Engineer

SambaNova· Hardware
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San Jose, California$180k - $255kfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Physical design flow owner/lead for SambaNova's RDU chips, focusing on physical design flow development, chip integration, and collaboration with design teams and tool vendors.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain physical composition flow utilizing Cadence tool sets, including Genus, Innovus, Cerebrus, , etc.
  • Closely work with physical designers to address a diverse range of flow and design issues.
  • Collaborate with tool vendors to address tool bugs and flow enhancement.

Qualifications

  • BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • 5+ years of industry experience in physical design and flow development
  • Strong understanding of rtl to gds flow and mythologies, including synthesis and place and route
  • Proficiency in scripting languages, e.g. TCL, Perl and Python, etc. is required
  • Good understanding physical design rules especially for TSMC advanced technology nodes 3nm below
  • Familiarity with Cadence physical design reference flow and mythologies is highly desirable
  • Fluency in Claude / AI tools for flow development is a plus

Skills

Required:physical design flowCadence toolchainscriptingRTQ to GDS workflowTSMC 3nm+ understanding

Benefits

  • Base Salary Range: $180,000—$255,000 USD (Base Pay Range)
  • Equity and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • HSA with employer contribution
  • Flexible Spending Account options
  • Well-being benefits including Headspace, Gympass+, One Medical, EAP services
Last updated Sep 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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