AMD ยท 4 hours ago
Silicon Design Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelAMD is a company that focuses on building products to accelerate next-generation computing experiences across various domains including AI and data centers. The Silicon Design Engineer will drive physical design for next generation ASICs, collaborating with teams to ensure design methodologies and flows meet engineering and customer requirements.
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Responsibilities
Define and drive Physical Design methodologies
Partner with physical design teams to ensure seamless end to end design flows
Work with existing development teams to define roadmaps for existing flows and assist in difficult technical debug
Work closely with design teams to gather requirements and develop strategies to tackle key technical problems
Work on Floor-plan, Physical Implementation of Power-plan, Synthesis, Placement, CTS, Timing Closure, Routing, Extraction, Physical Verification (DRC & LVS), Crosstalk Analysis, EM/IR
Handling different PNR tools - Synopsys ICC2, ICC, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, StarRC, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Apache Redhawk
Qualification
Required
Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering
Passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and verification
Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Willingness to learn and ready to take on problems
Preferred
Professional experience in physical design, preferably with high performance designs
Experience in automated synthesis and timing driven place and route of RTL blocks for high speed datapath and control logic applications
Experience in automated design flows for clock tree synthesis, clock and power gating techniques, scan stitching, design optimization for improved timing/power/area, and design cycle time reduction
Experience in floorplanning, establishing design methodology, IP integration, checks for logic equivalence, physical/timing/electrical quality, and final signoff for large IP delivery
Strong experience with tools for logic synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and design checks for physical and electrical quality, familiarity with tools for schematics, layout, and circuit/logic simulation
Versatility with scripts to automate design flow
Strong communication skills, ability to multi-task across projects, and work with geographically spread out teams
Excellent physical design and timing background
Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
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