Cpu Core Physical Design Staff Engineer

AMD AMD · Semiconductors · Austin, TX · Engineering

This role is for a CPU Core Physical Design Staff Engineer at AMD. The primary responsibilities involve owning a portion of the IP from Synthesis to a Placed and Routed design, working with external disciplines like CAD, DFT, and Architecture. The role requires innovation, improving design for lower power and higher performance, preparing schedules, and making technical recommendations. While the company mentions AI and its role in shaping the future, this specific position focuses on core physical design of CPUs, not on building or researching AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. own a portion of the IP in which you will start with Synthesis and deliver a Placed and Routed design that meets all required criteria.
  2. Implement working knowledge of principles of logic and transistor level circuit design, CAD tools and expertise in one of many functional areas (e.g., clocks, standard cell libraries, synthesis, place and route, electrical analysis, etc.).
  3. Innovate and improve the design. Point out lower power and higher performance tradeoffs.
  4. Preparing schedules and scope several months in advance, such as building the analysis schedule for a given flow step or setting the delivery of a circuit macro across the project.
  5. Prepare well thought out recommendations for technical reviews (e.g., design tradeoffs, bringing a list of various options to a technical review, then submitting a strong recommendation).

Skills

Required

  • logic and transistor level circuit design
  • CAD tools
  • synthesis
  • place and route
  • electrical analysis
  • MS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Nice to have

  • Mastery of logic, physical design, and CAD tools for high-performance design