Staff Silicon Design Engineer (Physical Design)

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative Back End Physical Design engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market.

THE PERSON

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and physical design. You are a team player who has excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with other engineers located in different sites/timezones. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and are willing to learn and ready to take on problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Involves in in Floorplan, Physical Implementation of Power-plan, Synthesis, Placement, CTS, Timing Closure, Routing, Extraction, Physical Verification (DRC & LVS), Crosstalk Analysis, EM/IR

Experience in handling different PNR tools - Synopsys Design Compiler, ICC2, ICC, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, StarRC, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Apache Redhawk

Involvement in not only Physical design, but also STA & timing closure, authoring methodology scripts in Tcl, Perl and/or Python

Good knowledge in Physical design, STA, methodology scripts (Tcl), knowledge on Perl, Python.

Hands on experience on 16nm, 14nm, 12nm, and sub-10nm projects

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• 9 years professional experience in the semiconductor industry
• Experience in FinFET & Dual Patterning nodes such as 16/14/12 and sub-10nm nodes
• High-frequency design experience
• Excellent physical design and timing background

Synopsys Tools Experience Not a Must But Preferred

• MNC experience is a plus
• Familiarity with all Design areas and tools and solid understanding of design/technology interactions
• Good understanding of computer organization/architecture
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
• Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
• Good teamwork and communications skills are mandatory
• Exposure/understanding on RTL is nice to have

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering.

LOCATION:

Penang, Malaysia

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