Physical Design Engineer - Full Chip Implementation

Company

Etched

Where

San Jose

Level

Staff

First seen

August 6, 2026

Postings

2

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Ashby

What the posting says

Job Summary Etched is building a new category of AI hardware: frontier inference clusters. As a top-level PD engineer, you will own full-chip implementation—encompassing floorplanning, P&R, clocking, timing analysis, physical verification, and sign-offs—from synthesis through to GDSII completion. You will lead critical efforts in these areas, leveraging our PD flows to drive aggressive PPA optimization and timing closure. You will collaborate closely with RTL designers to provide actionable feedback, ensuring we iterate at unprecedented speeds to bring our products to market. Key…

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