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# Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Implementation CAD Lead

- **Company:** Samsung
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $180,200.0 - $297,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Bash Shell, Python (Programming Language), Data Driven Tests, Static Timing Analysis, Tcl (Programming Language), Information Technology, Physical Verification, Physical Design
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=efcc286addeaaa67

## About the Role

* 11+ years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, or 9+ years of experience with a Master's Degree, or 7+ years of experience with a Ph.D.
 * 11+ years of hands-on experience in Physical Design CAD, methodology development, or design enablement for complex GPU, CPU, or SoC programs.
 * Strong expertise in Physical Design flows, including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and signoff methodologies.
 * Deep experience with Cadence and/or Synopsys P&R toolsets, Static Timing Analysis, voltage-aware optimization, and voltage drop analysis.
 * Strong understanding of advanced technology node challenges (<5nm), including physical verification flows (Calibre/ICV) and DTCO considerations.
 * Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Tcl, shell) with experience building scalable CAD infrastructure.
 * Experience with leading complex technical initiatives, driving process and methodology innovation, and mentoring engineers.
 * Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and influence in a fast-paced, global environment., This position requires the ability to access information subject to U.S. export control restrictions. Applicants must have the ability to access export-controlled information or be eligible to receive a government authorization to access export-controlled information.

## Description

As a Senior Staff Physical Implementation CAD Engineer, you will shape the development and deployment of physical design CAD flows and methodologies to enable high-performance, power-efficient GPU and SoC designs at advanced technology nodes.

In this high-impact individual contributor role, you will lead a team of engineers focusing on physical implementation methodology innovation, while driving automation and scalable infrastructure across concurrent programs. You bring strong expertise in P&R tool ecosystems, bleeding-edge node challenges (<5nm), and cross-functional collaboration to improve flow robustness, design productivity, and PPA outcomes across Samsung's next-generation silicon.

 * Leveraging your expertise in physical design and CAD methodology, you define and evolve next-generation physical design flows (synthesis, placement, routing, timing, and power optimization) to enable scalable, high-quality design execution across advanced nodes.
 * You provide technical leadership and hands-on support to project teams, driving flow triage, adapting methodologies to program-specific needs, and resolving complex implementation challenges through data-driven analysis.
 * You champion automation and infrastructure development, building robust scripting and tool integrations (Python, Tcl, shell) while advancing AI-assisted methodologies to improve predictability, turnaround time, and engineering efficiency.
 * You advance cross-functional collaboration with internal design and DTCO teams, and external EDA vendor partners to evaluate emerging technologies, influence tool capabilities, and proactively address new challenges introduced by sub-5nm process nodes.
 * You inspire high performance by mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and innovation-driven execution, and staying ahead of emerging GPU physical implementation methodology and CAD best practices.


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