Chip Physical Design Engineer (m/f/x)

Introduction

At IBM's largest European R&D site in Ehningen, Germany, innovation is a team effort. With 1,300 employees and around 200 engineers in our hardware development team, we're shaping the future of computing together.

We design the core components behind IBM Z, IBM POWER, and Quantum systems - technologies that power cloud computing, AI, big data, and more. What sets us apart is how we work: across borders, disciplines, and ideas. You'll collaborate daily with colleagues in the U.S., Israel, and India, using Agile and Design Thinking to drive creativity and continuous learning.

If you're passionate about technology and thrive in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, we'd love to meet you.

Your role and responsibilities

Your Job: Processor Physical Design Engineer

We're hiring Development Engineers (m/f/x) to join our Processor Physical Design Team that is responsible for designing and implementing the world's fastest and most powerful server processors.

As part of this team, you'll work on a wide range of tasks in physical design, including:

• Floorplanning, synthesis and integration of individual processor units and the entire chip
• Optimization of design parameters such as speed, area and power consumption
• Use of state-of-the-art methods for design, implementation and optimization
• Development and continuous optimization of existing tools, workflows and processes
• Close collaboration with other teams such as logic design, library and IP design or EDA

Your TeamWe take pride in developing IT solutions that meet the highest standards of quality. Our success is built on the technical excellence and exceptional motivation of our team.If you're self-driven, thrive in international teams, and value a flexible work environment, you'll feel right at home here. From day one, you'll be supported by experienced technical leads who are committed to your growth.We offer ample opportunities to expand both your technical expertise and project management skills - empowering you to shape your own career path.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

We're looking for candidates with a strong technical foundation and a collaborative mindset. Ideally, you have:

• Completed university degree (Bachelor, Master or PhD) in electrical engineering, computer engineering, materials science, physics or similar disciplines
• Knowledge of the circuit design fundamentals (digital or analog)
• Knowledge of the physical design flow with standard cells (ASICs or processors)
• Experience with CAD tools for the physical design flow (e.g. Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics etc.) is an advantage
• Knowledge of a programming or scripting language (e.g. Python)
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub, Jenkins) is an advantage
• Interest in design tools and design automation is an advantage
• Strong team player and open minded to work in an international team
• Strong communication skills in English and preferably in German

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexualorientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability,neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is alsocommitted to compliance with all fair employment practices regardingcitizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Client-provided location(s): Böblingen, Germany

Job ID: IBM-50449

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-06T15:51:26