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About the role
We are seeking a highly accomplished Physical Design Technical Lead who thrives at the intersection of disciplined engineering excellence and bold technical innovation. In this role you will own complex SOC and block-level implementation challenges end-to-end — from floorplan and power intent through final signoff — while actively shaping the evolution of our ML/AI-driven implementation flows. This is a high-visibility, high-impact position with a direct path to senior technical leadership. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 15+ years of progressive experience in physical design, physical implementation, or SoC backend development for advanced semiconductor products
- 4+ years of experience in a technical lead, senior lead, or principal-level physical design role with ownership over complex physical design execution and delivery
- 3+ successful tapeouts with direct hands-on physical design ownership at advanced process nodes, including 7nm or below
- 5+ years of SoC-level floorplanning, top-level integration, and full-chip physical implementation experience, beyond block-level physical design ownership
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with industry-standard physical design implementation tools such as Synopsys Fusion Compiler and/or Cadence Innovus
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About Altera
At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure-play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise. With more than four decades of industry-leading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets including AI, cloud, networking, communications, automotive, and edge computing. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely—empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of programmable logic.
We are seeking a highly accomplished Physical Design Technical Lead who thrives at the intersection of disciplined engineering excellence and bold technical innovation. In this role you will own complex SOC and block-level implementation challenges end-to-end — from floorplan and power intent through final signoff — while actively shaping the evolution of our ML/AI-driven implementation flows. This is a high-visibility, high-impact position with a direct path to senior technical leadership.
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