Physical Design Engineer
Etched · Austin
Infrastructureonsitesenior$200k–$375k
At a glance
Highlights
- Co-design chips, racks, software and manufacturing for frontier intelligence.
- Own block-level implementation driving timing closure and PPA optimization.
- Deliver best-in-class throughput and latency for inference workloads.
What they offer
- Medical, dental and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health and more
- Daily lunch + dinner in office
Ideal candidate
Creative first-principles thinker with deep physical design experience who thrives in fast-paced startups and cares about PPA optimization, iteration speed, and building inference hardware.
Requirements
- 5-10+ years experience with PD tools, flow and methodology from RTL synthesis to GDSII sign-off
- Experience with back-end design and timing closure on advanced nodes (5nm and below)
- Experience with Cadence (Innovus, Genus) or Synopsys (ICC2, Fusion Compiler) RTL-to-GDSII flows
- Experience with sign-off tools such as PrimeTime, Tempus and Voltus
- Experience with UPF low-power methodology, synthesis, scan/ATPG, formal verification, floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, IR drop and EM/antenna analysis
- Ability to program with Python or another scripting language
Lab profile
About Etched
Building specialized AI chips and systems for frontier inference with best-in-class throughput and latency.
What they build
- Sohu AI inference chip
- AI racks and hardware systems
- Inference software stack
Known for
- Full-stack co-design of chips, racks, software and manufacturing
- Best-in-class throughput and latency for prefill and decode
- Inference-optimized architecture
Key facts
- Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors
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