CAD Physical Design Product Engineer

Job title: CAD Physical Design Product Engineer

Company: Qualcomm


Job description: Company: QT Technologies Ireland LimitedJob Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group
ASICS EngineeringGeneral Summary:About the RoleThe Global CAD team is responsible for delivering RTL-to-GDSII solutions for cutting-edge semiconductor products. We are seeking an experienced CAD Product Engineer with a strong background in Physical Design, automation, and specification development. The successful candidate will play a key role in defining specifications, managing schedules, and developing physical implementation methodologies that optimize PPA (Power, Performance, Area), ensure high quality, and reduce design cycle time.You should have a proven track record working on advanced process nodes and hands-on experience with state-of-the-art EDA tools.The candidate will be responsible for:

• Technology enablement and reference flow development for advanced tech nodes (below 4nm). This needs a solid understanding of the challenges seen in deep sub-micron process nodes.
• Collaborate with EDA vendors to enable production-ready toolsets and enhance PPA metrics across various design blocks.
• Partner with core and SoC design teams to define priorities and timelines for the development of solutions targeting advanced multi-die implementation and advanced process nodes, also to support these teams through the flow execution.
• Validate developed flows across the full PD stack: synthesis, place & route, timing signoff, and physical verification.
• Engage with Vendors, PD teams and IP teams to resolve issues arising in tech enablement and PD execution.

Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master’s degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.We would love to see:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering master’s degree is a plus.
• Solid understanding of CMOS circuit design & exposure to VLSI concepts.
• Minimum of 6 years Physical Design work experience with below requirement
• Experienced in Floorplanning lower technologies 4nm and below
• Place & Route tool experience on Synopsys FC and/or Cadence Innovus
• Placement (experienced in mitigating legalization, secPG routing and congestion challenges), CTS (Skew balancing)
• Very good understanding on DRC debugging
• Signoff Physical verification using calibre
• Understanding the usage tech lefs & std cell libraries, exposure to DRC rules of advanced tech nodes (below 7nm), std cell architectures & associated challenges.
• Good exposure to PD implementation of PPA critical Cores, routing intensive designs and making right PPA trade-off decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills with excellent analytical and debugging skills.
• Experience in Timing closure with Primetime/Tempus, Static IR analysis and GDS export & Physical verification with Calibre.
• Deep knowledge on scripting and software languages including PERL/TCL/Python, Linux/Unix shell.
• Excellent communication, planning, and teamwork skills
• Experience of working as part of a larger team and working towards project milestones and deadlines.

Where you will be working:Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland’s second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.There’s a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.About Us:Qualcomm Cork, a greenfield site based in the beautiful harbour city of Cork opened its doors in August 2013 and has been growing ever since across our QCT Engineering, OneIT and HR teams.The Cork QCT engineering team is continuing to expand. Our engineers work on all aspects of leading-edge technology, including; Analog Mixed Signal, Security, Power Management, Sensors, Machine Learning, Modelling, Validation, Design Automation, Automotive and Physical Design. We are the R&D engine that benefits the world in three ways: Enabling Customers, Transforming Industries and Enriching Lives.What’s on Offer:Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail or call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found . Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.If you would like more information about this role, please contact .

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Location: Cork

Job date: Sat, 28 Jun 2025 05:58:42 GMT

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