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Physical Design Engineer

austin, TX

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Job description

About Etched

Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.

Job Summary

Etched is looking for exceptional Physical Design engineers to join our team. In this role, you will own block-level implementation and verification, drive timing closure and PPA optimization, supervise 3rd party design work, and help improve our design flows and iteration speed.

Key Responsibilities

Deeply understand what is involved in physical design

Running PD flows to close blocks, support ASIC infrastructure, automate PD flows, improve CAD infrastructure

Collaborate with RTL Designers and provide Physical Design feedback to improve PPA

Drive dashboards that show the convergence of projects related to PD

Optimize tool flows, working with EDA vendors to incorporate the latest features

Accountable for block level closure

Supervise the outsourcing of physical design to a 3rd party service

You may be a good fit if you have

5-10+ years of previous experience with PD

Tools, flow, and design methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off

Experience with back-end design and timing closure on advanced process nodes (5nm and below)

Experience with Cadence (Innovus, Genus) or Synopsys (ICC2, Fusion Compiler) automated RTL-to-GDSII flows

Experience with sign-off tools (PrimeTime, Tempus, Voltus, etc.)

Experience with UPF-based low power design methodology, power verification, synthesis, scan insertion/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop, and EM/antenna analysis

Deeply creative and able to think from first principles

Strong candidates may also have experience with

Familiarity with transformer models and machine learning

Ability to program with Python or another scripting language

Familiarity with AI tools for programming/coding

Startup experience or comfort working in fast-paced environments

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits

Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office

Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)

Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more

Daily lunch + dinner in our office

This role is based in our Austin office, with regular time spent working alongside the team in San Jose. During the first quarter, expect to spend approximately two weeks per month at our San Jose headquarters to ramp quickly. After that, this shifts to roughly one week per month for ongoing collaboration.

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Worksite address

austin, TX, 78716, US

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