# Physical Design Engineer - Timing Lead at Efficient Computer

- Company: Efficient Computer
- What the company does: Efficient Computer builds the world's most energy-efficient general-purpose AI chips, delivering up to 100× better efficiency than low-power CPUs. Backed by USV.
- Company website: https://www.efficient.computer/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area OR Pittsburgh, PA OR Austin, TX OR Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $180K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/efficientcomputer/jobs/4140431009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/efficient-computer-physical-design-engineer-timing-lead/

## About the role

Efficient is seeking a Physical Design Engineer - Timing Lead to join our growing team. The Timing Lead will work on timing convergence and methodology hands on for the world’s most energy-efficient, general-purpose processor . This role will be in the newly formed hardware engineering group and will focus on designing in state of the art finfet technologies. The role is cross functional and we are a integrated highly interdisciplinary team of world class engineers.

## What they're looking for

- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of industry experience or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of industry experience
- Proven track record of delivering IP/SS (or SoC) STA sign-off for multiple tape-outs in 12nm or below process technologies
- Experience with EDA flow using Cadence/Synopsys/Mentor tools for STA/simulations (PT/Hspice) with hierarchical design and abstraction techniques
- Hands-on experience in timing convergence of high-frequency and low power designs
- Expert knowledge of static timing analysis, defining constraints and exceptions, corners/voltage definitions and timing margining
- Experience with low power implementation typical in industry and how timing convergence impacts power draw ensuring we are making optimal tradeoffs

Tags: Physical Design