Physical Design Engineer

Job Title

Physical Design Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Annapurna Labs physical design team within AWS Utility Computing to perform end-to-end physical implementation for semiconductor products that support AWS infrastructure. The role covers floorplanning through signoff, focusing on meeting power, area, timing, and manufacturability targets.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting does not specify a required number of years of experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver physical implementation and signoff for macros, clusters, and chip-level designs; contribute to design-flow and methodology development.

• Perform full physical design flow activities: floorplanning, synthesis, clock tree synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, physical verification, and equivalence checks.
• Define timing constraints and drive backend convergence with design teams.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for physical design of blocks and clusters under tight power, area, and performance constraints.
• Develop and improve implementation and signoff methodologies and flows using EDA tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (RTL, verification, CAD, process) to resolve design and implementation issues.
• Contribute to tool flow integration and vendor tool usage (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and practical experience required for immediate contribution.

• Practical understanding of the complete RTL-to-GDS physical design flow.
• Deep knowledge of sign-off activities, including timing and physical verification.
• Experience with implementation tools and advanced process nodes.
• Process- and technology-oriented mindset to meet silicon constraints.
• Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience.

Nice-to-have:

• Full-chip experience (floorplan, layout, timing signoff).
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and multi-voltage / low-power design techniques.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Amazon Web Services

Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a comprehensive and evolving cloud computing platform that includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). AWS allows business and developers to use a wide range of cloud services for computing power, storage, and content delivery, among others, thus fostering innovation and enabling faster deployment of applications. AWS is designed to be scalable, flexible, and cost-effective across industries worldwide.