Senior Staff DFT Engineer

AMD; Markham; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Markham, Ontario seeks a senior physical design power methodology engineer to drive power-aware implementation across the PD space, from synthesis to routing, interfacing with RTL teams and libraries. You will optimize perf per watt and establish global methodologies across flows, with a passion for challenging problems.

The role requires strong experience in sub-micron design, CPU/GPU awareness, and hands-on use of power-analysis tools.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Mastery of logic and circuit design with CAD tools for high-performance design.
• Experience with power-analysis and measurement approaches is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive IP physical implementation recipes from synthesis to route to achieve the best performance/watt.
• RTL and PD co-development to identify bottlenecks.
• 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.
• Create guidelines on power sign-off methodologies.

Skills

Power optimization

Power analysis

High performance clocking

Scripting (Perl/Tcl/Python)

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

CAD tools mastery for high-performance design

Tools

PrimePower

Power Artist

PrimePower RTL

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.

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.

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

Are you interested in opening-up the boundaries of high-frequency and energy-efficient computing? As a part of our AMD physical design central methodology team, you can help define power methodologies for our next-generation, high-performance CPU/GPU/SOC designs. This methodology team works across AMD ranging from low power APUs up to the world's most powerful super computers.

The Person

In this multi-functional role, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple divisions to drive physical design power methodology optimizations across the entire physical design space (library/technology/flows/design).

We're looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, passion and curiosity to resolve complex issues while achieving amazing results!

Key Responsibilites

Responsibilities may include a subset of the following topics:

• 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
• Create guidelines on power sign-off methodologies

Preferred Experience

Expertise in these topics would be a plus:

• Design experience in sub-micron processes
• Familiarity with CPU and or GPU architecture
• Hands on experience with power-analysis and measurement tools like PrimePower, Power Artist, and/or PrimePower RTL
• 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

Academic Credintals

• Desirable candidates have a MS/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering
• Mastery of logic, circuit design, and CAD tools for high-performance design is expected

LOCATION

Markham, ON

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.