Physical Design Engineer

Overview

In this role you will advance physical design for high-performance ASICs and FPGA-based compute engines at HRT. You will partner with RTL, architecture, and other hardware teams to deliver low-latency trading hardware and robust PD flows. The position focuses on timing, power, and area optimization across advanced nodes, with a strong emphasis on DFT, flow automation, and tooling. You will shape design methodologies and contribute to cutting-edge hardware that drives fast, reliable decision-making in global markets. This is a hands-on role at the intersection of design, verification, and production-ready implementation.

Pay / Benefits

• discretionary performance-based bonuses
• medical, dental, vision
• retirement savings plans
• sick and parental leave
• 20 vacation days
• 10 paid holidays

Responsibilities

• Drive design-for-test (DFT) methodologies and implementation
• Contribute to physical implementation from RTL handoff through GDSII on advanced process nodes
• Partner on floorplanning and physical optimization for latency-critical designs
• Close timing across modes and corners while optimizing PPA
• Diagnose and resolve physical design issues such as timing bottlenecks, congestion, and IR/EM violations
• Build, maintain, and improve repeatable, automated physical design flows
• Develop scripts and tooling to improve productivity, robustness, and insight into design behavior
• Collaborate with RTL, architecture, and hardware engineers to influence design decisions early

Key requirements

• Experience in high-performance ASIC design environments
• Strong fundamentals in digital logic, circuit design, and process technology
• Familiarity with DFT concepts and testing methodologies
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Tcl, shell)
• Ability to design robust methodologies and diagnose complex failures
• Experience with static timing analysis and timing closure
• Expertise with physical design and signoff tools (e.g., Innovus, PrimeTime)

• collaborative
• problem-solving
• detail-oriented
• digital logic fundamentals
• circuit design
• process technology

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