MASH Pro Tech

Job Title: Senior Physical Design / STA Engineer

Location: Bay Area, CA / Austin, TX - CA 1st preference
Employment Type: Long-Term Contract (W2 Only)

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Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Physical Design / STA Engineer with strong hands-on experience in physical design and static timing analysis for advanced semiconductor projects. The ideal candidate will have expertise in timing closure, synthesis, place & route, and signoff activities for high-performance ASIC/SoC designs.

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Responsibilities

• Perform full-chip and block-level physical design implementation.
• Execute Static Timing Analysis (STA) and timing closure activities.
• Work on floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and signoff.
• Analyze and resolve setup/hold timing violations.
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, and backend design teams.
• Support low-power and high-performance design optimization.
• Participate in design reviews and debugging activities.
• Ensure designs meet power, performance, and area (PPA) targets.

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Required Skills

• 7+ years of experience in Physical Design and STA.
• Strong expertise in timing closure and signoff flows.
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for STA and physical design.
• Knowledge of synthesis, floorplanning, CTS, routing, and ECO flows.
• Strong understanding of ASIC/SoC design methodologies.
• Experience with advanced technology nodes is preferred.