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EnCharge AI · 2 days ago

Senior Physical Design Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

EnCharge AI is a leader in advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing. They are seeking a highly experienced Senior Physical Design Engineer with deep expertise in physical design, timing closure, and low-power design.

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Qualification

Physical designEDA toolsTiming closureLow-power designTCL scriptingPython scriptingHierarchical floorplanningEM/IR checksPDK managementFoundry tapeout

Required

10+ years of experience in physical design (excluding other areas such as logic design or CAD)
Strong understanding of EDA implementation for chip design, with hands-on experience in Cadence tools (must-have)
Strong knowledge of timing concepts and timing closure techniques for chip design
Experience with both top-level and block-level physical design is required; experience with hierarchical floorplanning is a plus
Proficiency in low-power design concepts and debugging is necessary
Experience with EM/IR checks, debugging, and issue resolution, including power grid verification, is required
Strong scripting skills in TCL or Python for automation are important
Understanding of process concepts is needed for physical verification as part of routing tasks

Preferred

Experience with physical design methodology and flow setup is preferred; this role will involve advanced flow evaluations
Additional experience in areas such as PDK management or foundry tapeout processes is a plus

Company

EnCharge AI

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EnCharge AI designs analog in-memory-computing AI chips and develops AI systems for AI computing.
dateFounded in 2022
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://enchargeai.com

H1B Sponsorship

EnCharge AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (4)
2024 (2)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$162.9M
Key Investors
Tiger Global ManagementDARPAAnzu Partners
2025-02-13Series B· $100M
2024-03-06Grant· $18.6M
2023-12-05Series A· $22.6M

Leadership Team

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Echere Iroaga
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
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Kailash Gopalakrishnan
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
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