Physical Design Engineer

Il y a 2 jours

Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgique Intellectual Capital Resources Temps plein 70 000 € - 90 000 € Contrat

This client is looking for a Physical Design Engineer to join their semiconductor R&D team in Antwerp, working on the implementation of complex digital circuitry for advanced imaging technologies.
This is a hands‑on Physical Design Engineer position covering the RTL-to-GDS flow, with scope to work across implementation, optimisation and backend methodology development.

Key responsibilities

  • Execute the complete digital backend flow from RTL to GDS, including synthesis, floorplanning, power planning, place & route, clock tree synthesis (CTS), static timing analysis (STA) and logic equivalence checking (LEC)
  • Provide innovative solutions to reach product targets and drive performance, power and area optimizations
  • Develop, maintain and enhance backend methodologies, flows and automation scripts
  • Collaborate closely with the analog team and the digital design and verification engineers to resolve implementation challenges and successfully complete the project
  • Participate in design/architecture reviews and risk assessments from a physical implementation perspective

Position Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in microelectronics or related fields
  • Experience with the complete digital backend flow from RTL to GDS
  • Experience with industry-standard EDA tools
  • Proficiency in scripting languages (Tcl, Python)
  • Experience with Cadence tools is preferred
  • Experience with CMOS image sensor architectures is highly desireable