Lead Backend Engineer

ROLE : Lead Backend Engineer

LOCATION : Barcelona, Spain

SALARY : Negotiable

DURATION : Permanent

Description :

We are seeking experienced Physical Design Engineers with 7+ years of expertise in synthesis, place & route flows, floorplanning, and wireplanning. Proven experience with tape-outs is essential. Strong knowledge of clock tree synthesis (including custom clock trees) and proficiency with netlist power analysis tools (e.g., PrimeTime / PX) will be highly valued.

In this role, you will work closely with the team on floorplanning at cutting-edge technology nodes, developing and optimizing synthesis and place & route flows, integrating multiple custom blocks, and running comprehensive power analysis on the resulting P&R netlists.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Proficiency with EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence, or Mentor
• Strong scripting skills (Tcl preferred)
• 7+ years of relevant industry experience
• Minimum of 2 successful tape-outs
• Solid understanding of physical design verification and sign-off methodologies (timing closure, DRC, LVS)
• Familiarity with DFT methods and Tessent flow (a strong plus)