CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead

Job Title

CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead

Role Summary

Lead physical-design engineer responsible for defining and executing thermal modeling and power/thermal constraints for CPU cores and SoCs. The role drives methodology, cross-functional alignment, and delivery across architecture, implementation, and package modeling teams to meet silicon performance and thermal requirements.

Experience Level

Senior (Lead). Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary technical and delivery responsibilities for thermal modeling, constraints, and cross-functional coordination.

• Develop and align thermal modeling methodology across products and with package modeling teams.
• Define design and analysis methods to improve product thermal profile and silicon performance.
• Translate product usage models, workloads, and package requirements into IP-level performance, power, and thermal constraints.
• Manage thermal product requirements and deliverables across program milestones; drive closure of issues, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate with architecture, pre-silicon design, implementation, and package teams to align assumptions and projections.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed where indicated.

• Must-have: Strong physical design background with extensive EDA tool experience.
• Must-have: Deep knowledge of physical-design power and performance metrics for high-performance SoC/IP design.
• Must-have: Experience translating product/workload requirements into IP-level constraints and aligning with product performance-power models.
• Must-have: Expertise in scripting and flow automation to implement and scale methodology.
• Preferred: Familiarity with package models and advanced packaging designs.
• Preferred: Prior experience collaborating with pre-silicon design and package modeling teams.
• Leadership: Proven technical leadership and ability to drive cross-functional alignment and execution.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

About the Company

Company: Advanced Micro Devices

Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures microprocessors, graphics processors, and related technologies for a variety of computing devices. Known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, AMD's mission is to deliver high-performance computing solutions for AI, data centers, gaming, and embedded applications. They foster a collaborative, inclusive culture focused on creativity and problem-solving, aiming to drive progress and excellence in technology.