Physical Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Boxborough, MA

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE: As a member of the Computing & Graphics (CG) SoC Architecture team, you will develop and design custom silicon for client, discrete graphics, handheld gaming, gaming consoles, and related platforms. In this role, you will work with SoC architects to analyze product specifications, micro-architecture specifications, performance, and power trade-offs. The role will work from early concept development through the development phases to final production. THE PERSON: You will collaborate with a network of expert architects and designers around the world where collaboration and communication skills are critical to the success of this role, and excellent organization skills are essential. You are self-directed, a strategic problem solver, able to handle complexity and ambiguity. You will approach sophisticated problems with a physical design perspective to drive performance, power, and area efficiency.

Requirements

Relevant experience in SOC physical design
Strong PnR, STA, IR/EM, Physical Verification knowledge/experience
Solid understanding of SoC construction including fabric connectivity, memory systems, multi-die design, power delivery, clock distribution, floorplanning, and packaging
Design experience in advanced node technologies
Familiarity with CPU and/or GPU architecture
Skills in scripting, data analysis, experience with EDA tools, VLSI design flow and CMOS technology.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to work in a dynamic and diverse environment
Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in scripting languages (Perl, TCL, Python) is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with SOC architecture leads to analyze physical design tradeoffs for power, performance, and area impact
Support physical design pathfinding activities to influence and define next-generation architecture
Work closely with architecture, design, and packaging teams on area and floorplan refinement
Work with AMD’s Engineering teams and IP teams to drive alignment of area and timing targets
Analyze and compile competitive analysis data