CPU Core Physical Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices in Cambridge is seeking a seasoned Physical Design Leader to drive microprocessor design efforts, focusing on power, performance, and area while aligning with business needs.

You will lead the physical design team, optimize full-chip floorplanning and timing, and collaborate with CPU cores, design reviews, and executive management. Strong leadership and deep technical expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree with 5+ years of experience preferred.
• Experience leading senior engineering teams in high-speed microprocessor design.
• Knowledge of full-chip floorplanning and timing targets.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical contact for your focus area.
• Pro-actively works with peers in technology and design reviews.
• Quantify impacts of technology issues in design reviews.
• Represent the CPU Cores to executive management from a technical perspective.
• Work cross functionally across CPU Cores team to identify and assess complex technical issues/risks, and develop solutions.
• Work closely with Design teams for Area and Floorplan refinement, Timing targets, Power targets.
• Mentor and guide the team to elevate knowledge and skills.
• Lead teams of senior engineers and experience leading technical teams.

Skills

Physical design leadership

Microprocessor design

Floorplanning

Timing closure

Power/Area optimization

Mentoring

AI productivity

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Physical Design tools

Floorplanning tools

Job description

We are seeking a seasoned Physical Design Leader with expertise in Microprocessor Design and Design Techniques. You are meticulous about Power, Performance and Area while balancing the business needs. This senior role will stretch you as you lead the physical design team to help create new design for AMD.,

• Primary technical contact for your focus area
• Pro-actively works with peers in technology and design reviews
• Quantify impacts of technology issues in design reviews
• Represent the CPU Cores to executive management from a technical perspective.
• Work cross functionally across CPU Cores team to identify and assess complex technical issues/risks, and develop solutions
• Work closely with Design teams for Area and Floorplan refinement, Timing targets, Power targets.
• Use AI to enhance your own productivity and contribute in the building of Agentic AI tools to improve productivity of the larger team., AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's "Responsible AI Policy" is available here. You have excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated through technical publications, presentations, trainings, executive briefings, etc.
• You are highly adept at collaboration among top-thinkers and engineers alike, ready to mentor and guide, and help to elevate the knowledge and skills of the team around you.
• You are experienced in leading teams of senior engineers, Experience leading technical teams
• Experienced in high-speed microprocessor designs
• Full-Chip Floor planning
• Full-Chip Timing
• DRC/LVS at partition and/or Full-Chip Level
• Ability to create new design ideas and flow
• Knowledge of current sub-micro technologies
• Solid understanding Physical Design tools and flows or custom circuit design

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Electrical Engineering Degree with 5+ years of experience preferred

At AMD, we believe technology can change lives for the better. It can heal us, entertain us, and make us more connected, productive, and understanding of the world around us. And we're looking for talent who feel the same: people who want to leave the planet better than they found it, those who don't shy away from humanity's challenges but are determined to help solve them. AMD is powering the next generation of supercomputing, high-performance computing, cloud, and AI. Whether you're designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or creating go-to-market plans, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger - technology that moves the world forward.