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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.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Physical Design & CAD Engineer, you will serve as a Technical Lead developing Astera Labs’ next-generation connectivity ASICs for cloud and AI infrastructure.\nThis role combines Physical Design CAD methodology development with hands-on place-and-route (PNR) implementation. You will develop and optimize automated design flows for advanced process nodes while contributing to block-level physical design, timing closure, and GDSII signoff.\nYou will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to improve design efficiency, automation, and silicon implementation.\nWhat You'll Do\nDevelop and maintain Physical Design CAD flows and methodologies for advanced process nodes.\nBuild automation frameworks using Python and Tcl to support synthesis through signoff.\nPerform hands-on Physical Design and PNR, including floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and timing closure.\nDevelop and optimize EDA tool flows for timing analysis, extraction, EM/IR, and physical verification.\nSupport block-level implementation from synthesis through GDSII signoff.\nImprove design quality, automation, and flow efficiency.\nCollaborate with design, verification, and engineering teams to support ASIC development and tapeout.\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.\n5+ years of experience in ASIC Physical Design, CAD methodology, or design automation.\nStrong understanding of physical design implementation and RTL-to-GDSII methodologies.\nExperience developing or maintaining Physical Design CAD flows.\nHands-on experience with PNR, timing closure, and physical design signoff.\nProficiency in Python and/or Tcl scripting.\nExperience with Cadence and/or Synopsys physical design tools.\nExperience with advanced semiconductor process nodes (7nm or below).\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with 3nm or more advanced process technologies.\nExperience building automated CAD flows from synthesis through signoff.\nFamiliarity with Cadence Innovus, Tempus, Genus, Synopsys ICC2, Fusion Compiler, and PrimeTime.\nExperience with EM/IR analysis, DRC/LVS, ECO, and timing signoff methodologies.\nExperience with block-level ownership through tapeout.\nExperience developing scalable CAD methodologies and automation frameworks.\nCompensation\nThe base salary range for this role is $160,000-$200,000 USD. 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