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OpenAI · 4 hours ago

Physical Design Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$310K/yr - $460K/yr
date2+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The role involves delivering power, performance, and area optimized solutions for next-generation AI accelerators, working closely with RTL designers and developing methodologies to enhance team productivity.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Responsibilities

Develop, build and own tools, flows and methodologies for physical implementation
Own physical implementation of floorplan blocks from floorplanning to final signoff
Collaborate with RTL designers to drive optimal block implementation solutions
Analyze and optimize design for timing, power, and area trade-offs, working in collaboration with EDA vendors and ASIC partners

Qualification

Physical design expertisePPA optimizationSilicon design taping outPython codingPhysical design toolsMicroarchitecture understandingCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

BS w/ 4+ or MS with 2+ years or PhD with 0-1 year(s) of relevant industry experience in physical design and methodology development
Demonstrated success in taping out complex silicon designs
Hands-on experience with block physical implementation and PPA convergence
Strong coding experience with python, bazel, TCL
Strong experience building physical design tools, flows and methodologies
Strong understanding of microarchitecture, RTL design, physical design, circuit design, physical verification and timing closure
Deep familiarity with industry-standard tools and flows for physical synthesis, PNR, LEC and power estimation

Preferred

Experience with AI or HPC-focused chips
Experience with optimizing PPA for high performance compute cores
Hands-on experience with top-level design methodologies

Company

OpenAI

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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
dateFounded in 2015
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.openai.com

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI 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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
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