Astera Labs
Technology
Staff/PrincipalPhysicalDesignCADEngineer
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“Staff/ Principal Physical Design CAD Engineer at Astera Labs. Skills: Physical Design, CAD, GenAI. Develop CAD flows. Maintain CAD flows”
Industry & Context.
Debugging; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3 years of experience in Physical Design, 3 years of experience in CAD, 3 years of experience in implementation methodology, Understanding of digital physical design concepts, Hands-on experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Experience with scripting languages, Ability to develop automation, Good understanding of timing, Good understanding of power, Good understanding of congestion, Good understanding of floorplanning, Good understanding of QoR analysis, Debugging and problem-solving skills, Ability to work closely with multiple engineering teams, High motivation to learn GenAI technologies
Nice to Have
Experience with PrimeTime, Experience with StarRC, Experience with ICC2, Experience with Innovus, Experience with Voltus, Experience with RedHawk, Experience with Calibre, Knowledge of STA, Knowledge of low-power design, Knowledge of UPF, Knowledge of EM/IR, Knowledge of extraction, Knowledge of signoff flows, Experience building dashboards, Experience building regression systems, Experience building flow checkers, Experience building automated report analyzers, Familiarity with LLMs, Familiarity with prompt engineering, Familiarity with AI agents, Familiarity with GenAI-based coding/debug tools, Experience with Git, Experience with CI/CD, Experience with databases, Experience with cloud-based compute environments
What You'll Do.
Support physical design teams
Build automation infrastructure
Explore GenAI solutions
Integrate GenAI solutions
Analyze timing reports
Analyze design-rule issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multiple engineering teams
Full Job Description
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com. Role Overview Astera Labs is establishing a strategic R&D center in Israel to drive the development of complex semiconductor chips that solve the critical 'data bottlenecks' enabling the future of AI at scale. As we expand our presence in Israel, We are looking for a Physical Design CAD Engineer with at least 3 years of hands-on experience in digital implementation flows. The ideal candidate is highly technical, curious, and eager to drive innovation by combining strong physical design knowledge with modern automation and GenAI-based methodologies. This is a unique opportunity to take on meaningful technical ownership in a new site, implementing the parasitic extraction (PEX) methodologies and flows for chips that power the world's largest AI clusters. As a foundational member of the team, you will be responsible for the accuracy and efficiency of our extraction environment, ensuring that our high-speed designs are modeled with the highest precision from RTL to GDSII. Key Responsibilities The Engineer will develop, maintain, and improve CAD flows and methodologies for physical design teams, supporting advanced implementation stages from synthesis through place and route, timing closure, power optimizat
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