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AMD · 18 hours ago

Physical Design PPA

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$171K/yr - $257K/yr

AMD is a leading company in the technology sector focused on building innovative products for computing experiences. The role involves driving physical design methodology optimizations across various divisions to enhance power efficiency and performance in high-frequency computing.

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Responsibilities

Drive PVT corners/ frequency targets while considering various product performance modes and guard bands
Drive IP physical implementation recipes from synthesis to route to achieve the best performance/watt
RTL (architecture) and PD co-development to identify bottlenecks
Drive budgeting, measurement, analysis and tracking of power-consumption
Establish global methodologies and best-known physical implementation recipes for optimal performance/watt across library/flow/Synthesis/P&R environment
Drive best practices for global/local clock distribution methodologies including skew/power/jitter trade-off’s
Create guidelines on clocking/timing/power sign-off methodologies

Qualification

Physical design methodologyPower analysis toolsTiming closure methodologiesSub-micron design experienceCPU/GPU architectureScripting languagesAttention to detailCollaborationProblem-solving

Preferred

Design experience in sub-micron processes
Familiarity with CPU and or GPU architecture
Hands on experience with power-analysis and measurement tools like Prime Power and or Power-Artist
Experience with high performance clocking
STA methodologies for timing closure, OCV and other advanced statistical margining techniques
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl/Tcl/Python
Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation
MS/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred
Mastery of logic, circuit design, and CAD tools for high-performance design is expected

Benefits

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Company

AMD

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Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.amd.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
OpenAIDaniel Loeb
2025-10-06Post Ipo Equity
2023-03-02Post Ipo Equity
2021-06-29Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Lisa Su
Chair & CEO
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Mark Papermaster
CTO and EVP
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