Lead Physical Design Engineer – Hybrid, CPU & AI Focus

Advanced Micro Devices; Cork; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Senior Staff Physical Design Engineer in Ireland (Dublin or Cork) to lead the physical design team across CPU cores. You’ll drive full-chip floorplanning, timing, and power targets, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional peers.

You will apply advanced design techniques, ensure robust sign-off, and leverage AI-enhanced workflows to boost productivity. This is a hybrid/ onsite role within AMD’s engineering teams in Ireland.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience leading junior engineers.
• Experience in high-speed microprocessor designs.
• Full-Chip Floor planning and Full-Chip Timing.
• Knowledge of DRC/LVS at partition and Full-Chip level.

Responsibilities

• Primary technical contact for the focus area and lead the physical design team.
• Collaborate across CPU Cores team to identify complex issues and risks and develop solutions.
• Work with Design teams for area, floorplanning, timing and power targets.
• Mentor and guide engineers to elevate team skills.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Experience leading engineers

High-speed microprocessor design

Full-Chip Floor planning

Full-Chip Timing

DRC/LVS

Design flows

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

Tools

Physical Design tools

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is seeking a Senior Staff Physical Design Engineer in Ireland (Dublin or Cork) to lead the physical design team across CPU cores. You’ll drive full-chip floorplanning, timing, and power targets, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional peers.

You will apply advanced design techniques, ensure robust sign-off, and leverage AI-enhanced workflows to boost productivity. This is a hybrid/ onsite role within AMD’s engineering teams in Ireland.