# Physical Design Engineer at Altera

- Company: Altera
- What the company does: Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.altera.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $105K to $120K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://altera.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Altera/job/San-Jose-California-United-States/Physical-Design-Engineer_R02760
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/altera-physical-design-engineer/

## About the role

Altera is looking for a Physical Design Engineer to join our Silicon Engineering organization.

## What they're looking for

- Physical design fundamentals including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routing, timing closure, and physical verification
- Experience with industry-standard physical design and signoff tools such as Cadence Innovus , Synopsys ICC2 , PrimeTime , Fusion Compiler , or similar tools
- Understanding of static timing analysis (STA), timing constraints, setup/hold concepts, and timing closure methodologies
- Experience reviewing and debugging timing, congestion, area, and power reports
- Familiarity with physical verification concepts including DRC/LVS and signoff quality checks
- Exposure to scripting or automation using Tcl, Python, Perl , or similar languages