Mixed Signal Circuit Design Analysis & CAD Engineer ( Temporary 1 Year Contract)

AMD; Markham; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Markham, Ontario, is seeking an Analog Mixed-Signal IP Design Analysis and CAD Engineer to evaluate AMS designs, develop automated analysis tools, and collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure pre-silicon accuracy.

You will gain exposure to LVS, DRC/ERC, STA, SPICE, and AI-assisted workflows, while working across AMD sites to optimize design analysis processes.

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering with strong scripting and EDA experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with Analog/Mixed-Signal design and ASIC pre-silicon verification.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, TCL) for automation.

Responsibilities

• Understand the hardware chip development lifecycle from specification to silicon manufacturing.
• Analyze electrical performance of AMS designs and support integration into the chip system.
• Review flagged issues and determine if design fixes are required.
• Develop, investigate, and enhance scripts to automate IP design analysis workflow.
• Collaborate with 3rd party IP vendors to review results and discuss fixes.
• Work with engineers across AMD sites to enable solutions for AMS designs.
• Cross-reference issues after design integration into the chip environment.
• Use software automation to improve IP design analysis methodologies.
• Apply industry-standard physical verification tools before final integration.

Skills

Hardware & Software Skills

Python

C/C++

Scripting

AI automation

UNIX/Linux

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

EDA tools

Verilog/VHDL

HSPICE

SPICE

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

The Role

You will join the 3rd Party Analog Mixed Signal IP Design Analysis and CAD team, which evaluates Analog Mixed Signal circuit designs from AMD external design partners, such as USB and PCIe blocks. The team ensures designs meet specifications, contractual requirements, and align with AMD's chip flows and design blocks. We also develop tools to improve design analysis, providing insight into chip methodologies and CAD workflows. Collaborating closely with internal teams and external vendors, we identify and resolve issues before silicon manufacturing, helping AMD stay on schedule and prevent revenue loss. As part of this tight-knit team, you'll gain exposure to a range of circuit design workflows, with strong mentorship and cross-training to foster collaboration and success. This role offers valuable experience in ASIC design, verification, and manufacturing.

The Person

The AMD Mixed Signal IP Design Analysis and CAD Engineer role provides an excellent opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the hardware chip development lifecycle, from initial specifications through silicon manufacturing. In this role, you will learn how to perform critical pre-silicon design verification activities, including layout versus schematic (LVS) comparisons, design rule checks (DRC/ERC), and circuit topology validation. You will develop a strong foundation in industry best practices for schematic design, physical layout, and semiconductor manufacturing processes, while also gaining exposure to key reliability topics such as electromigration (EM), power integrity and IR drop analysis, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. Additionally, you will learn the principles of design for manufacturability and silicon reliability, as well as advanced concepts such as static timing analysis (STA), SPICE simulation, and parasitic RC extraction.

The position also offers hands‑on experience with industry‑standard Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools used for hardware analysis and verification at a conceptual level. You will become proficient in using revision control systems and effectively communicating and presenting new workflows and methodologies. A key aspect of the role involves developing well‑structured, reusable automation scripts that improve the efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of circuit data analysis. Furthermore, you will gain experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance automation and data analysis processes, including applications in hardware design verification and debugging, performance optimization, and test result validation. These experiences will provide a strong technical foundation in semiconductor design, automation, and next‑generation AI‑assisted engineering workflows.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understanding the hardware chip development lifecycle from specification to silicon manufacturing.
• Analyzing electrical performance of Analog/Digital Mixed Signal (AMS) designs and support integration of the design implemented using deep sub‑micron CMOS technology into the overall chip system/AMD product.
• Reviewing flagged issues, analyzing the problem, and then assessing if the design issue must be fixed.
• Developing, investigating, and enhancing scripts and test cases to automate the IP design analysis workflow.
• Working with 3rd party IP vendors to review and discuss analysis results for design fixes and enhancements.
• Work closely with engineers within Markham and other AMD design sites worldwide to enable solutions to these AMS designs.
• Collaborating with AMD internal teams to cross‑reference issues after design integration into the larger chip environment.
• Use software automation to enhance IP design analysis methodologies.
• Use industry standard physical verification analysis tools to analyze hardware design components before final integration and preparation towards chip manufacture.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Possess strong hardware and software skills.
• An understanding of analog and digital transistor device behavior.
• Desire to develop well‑structured and maintainable scripts using scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, etc.
• Using EDA tools for analysis and verification at a conceptual level.
• Implementing analysis automation using multiple programming/scripting languages such as C, C++ or Perl.
• Research skills to conduct root cause analysis for software and hardware design bugs.
• Basic experience in using command line interface with UNIX or Linux, scripting, HSPICE, Verilog or VHDL, and interest in transistor level circuits and/or layout.
• Previous experience with coding AI automation skills is a strong benefit. Basic experience using AI automation systems and the ability to review results: detecting good outputs vs. erroneous AI outputs.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee‑based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third‑party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s "Responsible AI Policy" is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.