Sr. Physical Design CAD Engineer

Job Title

Sr. Physical Design CAD Engineer

Role Summary

Join AMD's Silicon CAD team to develop and maintain production-grade physical design CAD flows and automation for GPUs, CPUs, APUs, and SoCs. The role focuses on improving place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and design convergence using industry-standard EDA tools.

Position is based in Austin, TX with a hybrid work arrangement. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Experience Level

Senior. No specific years of experience listed; the job title indicates senior-level responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include developing CAD flows, integrating EDA tools, and supporting production tape-outs.

• Design, maintain, and enhance physical design CAD flows for AI, HPC, CPU, GPU, and SoC programs.
• Deploy, integrate, and support industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence).
• Develop solutions for place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and design convergence.
• Debug and optimize power, performance, and area (PPA) related physical-design challenges.
• Create and maintain validation environments, test suites, regression infrastructure, and qualification methods.
• Evaluate, qualify, and integrate new EDA tool capabilities and vendor technologies.
• Collaborate with internal design teams and EDA vendors to drive methodology improvements and tool enhancements.
• Improve and maintain CAD infrastructure, automation frameworks, and engineering workflows; leverage AI and automation to reduce design cycle time.
• Provide technical guidance and customer support to engineering teams worldwide.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional abilities. Preferred items noted where applicable.

• Proven experience in physical design implementation and CAD flow development for production designs and tape-outs.
• Strong knowledge of place-and-route, timing closure, physical verification, extraction, and timing signoff concepts.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using TCL and Python.
• Experience debugging complex physical-design flow and methodology issues and optimizing PPA.
• Experience working with EDA vendors and integrating vendor tools into flows (experience with Synopsys or Cadence preferred).
• Ability to build and maintain validation, regression, and qualification infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills; able to work independently and across teams.
• Experience applying AI tools or automation to improve engineering productivity is preferred.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience is preferred.

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.