Senior Staff Front End Automation Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Front End Automation Engineer

Role Summary

Senior individual-contributor to define and advance front-end EDA flows including RTL lint/design-quality, static timing analysis and constraints, and RTL quality signoff (CDC/RDC). The role combines hands-on engineering with ownership of the flow roadmap and modernization using AI/ML and agent-based automation.

Works closely with design, CAD, IP, and library teams to enable adoption, maintain regression/CI pipelines, and drive release strategy for front-end verification and signoff.

Experience Level

Senior - preferred 12+ years in silicon design automation, front-end methodology, or RTL flow development.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Define technical direction, architecture, and roadmap for front-end flows (lint/design-quality, STA/SDC, RTL quality signoff).
• Modernize flows using AI/ML and agentic automation for lint triage, timing/constraint debug, and regression analysis.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and methodology guidance to design teams on flow issues and ruleset decisions.
• Lead user enablement: low-power (UPF) and timing-flow enablement, best practices, and documentation.
• Partner with design, CAD, IP, and library teams and maintain regression/CI (e.g., nightly pipelines) to ensure flow quality.
• Integrate and validate industry front-end EDA tools within the flow and support release strategy and enablement.

Requirements

Required and desired skills for effective performance in this role.

• Must-have: Extensive practical experience with front-end flows: RTL lint/design-quality, static timing analysis and SDC development, RTL quality signoff (CDC/RDC), and low-power (UPF) enablement.
• Must-have: Proven track record in front-end flow development and ownership; strong scripting skills (Tcl, Python, Perl) and experience with flow infrastructure and regression/CI tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Must-have: Hands-on experience with industry front-end EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence) for STA, lint, and CDC; strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Desired: Experience applying AI/ML or LLM-based agents to EDA flows or design automation to improve triage, debug, or regression analysis.
• Desired: FPGA/ASIC/SoC experience in advanced nodes and familiarity with Perforce/ICManage and centralized IP/library release processes.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.