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Principal Physical Design CAD Engineer
Astera Labs · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel · Posted 5 days ago
Build the parasitic extraction methodology and flows for AI-scale chips at Astera Labs' new Israel R&D center, with technical ownership as a foundational team member.
Astera Labs is establishing a strategic R&D center in Israel to drive the development of complex semiconductor chips that solve the critical 'data bottlenecks' enabling the future of AI at scale. As we expand our presence in Israel, We are looking for a Physical Design CAD Engineer with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in digital implementation flows. The ideal candidate is highly technical, curious, and eager to drive innovation by combining strong physical design knowledge with modern automation and GenAI-based methodologies.
This is a unique opportunity to take on meaningful technical ownership in a new site, implementing the parasitic extraction (PEX) methodologies and flows for chips that power the world's largest AI clusters. As a foundational member of the team, you will be responsible for the accuracy and efficiency of our extraction environment, ensuring that our high-speed designs are modeled with the highest precision from RTL to GDSII.
Key Responsibilities
The Engineer will develop, maintain, and improve CAD flows and methodologies for physical design teams, supporting advanced implementation stages from synthesis through place and route, timing closure, power optimization, and signoff readiness.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and support physical design CAD flows using industry-standard EDA tools
- Build automation infrastructure for implementation, analysis, reporting, and debug
- Support design teams in areas such as synthesis, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, timing, power, and physical verification
- Create scripts and utilities to improve productivity, quality of results, and flow robustness
- Support and enhance flows based on Synopsys Fusion Compiler
- Explore and integrate GenAI solutions to accelerate debug, automate repetitive tasks, improve reporting, and enhance engineering productivity
- Analyze tool results, logs, QoR metrics, timing reports, congestion, utilization, power, and design-rule issues
Basic Qualifications
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