Senior Physical Design Verification Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Job Title

Senior Physical Design Verification Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Role Summary

Responsible for physical verification, integration and sign-off of custom SoC designs used in AWS machine learning servers. Member of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration backend team focused on floorplanning, verification methodologies, manufacturability and tool-flow optimization for advanced process nodes.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role expects extensive backend physical verification and integration experience (see education section for degree/experience guidance).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Drive full-chip floorplan, integration and physical verification sign-off and closure.
• Define, implement and optimize physical verification and integration methodologies using industry EDA tools.
• Perform DRC, LVS, PERC checks and fill insertion; debug and resolve layout/verification issues with design teams.
• Interface with foundries for rule deck updates, waiver management and technology file qualification.
• Develop and maintain verification runsets, automation scripts and verification flows.
• Optimize compute and storage infrastructure for physical design workloads.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical reviews to ensure methodology and sign-off quality.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 5+ years of physical verification experience for advanced technology nodes.
• Expert knowledge of industry-standard verification tools (Calibre, IC Validator, PVS).
• Proven track record of successful tape-outs.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and design rules.
• Experience with backend physical design flows (e.g., FusionCompiler/Innovus).
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Perl, or similar) for automation and flow development.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with integration and verification at advanced nodes (5nm or below).
• Knowledge of custom and digital design flows and DFM methodologies.
• Expertise in reliability verification (ESD, EM, IR drop).
• Background in layout design or custom IC development.

Education Requirements

Basic Qualifications specify: BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field plus ~10 years of relevant experience, or MS plus ~7 years of relevant experience ("BS + 10yrs or MS + 7yrs in EE/CS, or related field"). No other degrees, certifications, or explicit equivalent-experience language were provided.

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.