Physical Design Engineer (PnR/STA)

UST

📍 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia

Full-time Engineering Posted February 26, 2026

Job Description

Open positions: Physical Design Engineer (PnR or STA)

Job Description:

  • Drive full-chip and block-level physical implementation , including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, and optimization.
  • Perform timing closure across multi-corner, multi-mode (MCMM) conditions, ensuring compliance with performance, power, and area (PPA) goals.
  • Conduct static timing analysis (STA) using PrimeTime or equivalent tools, including timing ECO implementation and signoff validation.
  • Perform physical verification (DRC/LVS), crosstalk analysis , and EM/IR checks to ensure design reliability and manufacturability.
  • Collaborate with front-end design, STA, and power teams to resolve timing, congestion, and design rule issues efficiently.
  • Develop and maintain methodology scripts (Tcl, Perl, or Python) to automate and streamline physical design and STA ...