Full Chip Timing Lead

AMD; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Hyderabad seeks an experienced FCT Silicon Design Engineer to drive full-chip timing closure for high-frequency CPU, HBM, DDR and SerDes interfaces. You will validate SDC, sign off timing and coordinate with methodology and CAD teams across locations.

The role demands deep STA expertise, scripting skills, and hands-on experience with industry tools. Strong communication and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design signoff experience.
• Timing closure experience at SoC and block level.
• Deep STA knowledge with high freq interfaces.
• Multi-voltage closure and timing ECO flow.
• Experience with Synopsys, Cadence and Mentor tools.

Responsibilities

• Owns Full chip Timing Closure.
• Clock build guidance using MSCTS, Mesh.
• Design repeater feedback based on timing across blocks.
• Drive improvements in closure and signoff flow.
• Analyze data and provide feedback to PD execution.
• SDC analysis and feedback for signoff.
• Collaborate with PnR for timing convergence.
• Drive common STA methodology across the BU.
• Automate signoff processes and dashboards.
• Present complex technical information clearly.

Skills

Collaboration

Excellent communication

Self-driven

Scripting (TCL, Python, Perl, Makefile

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synopsys

Cadence

Mentor

TileBuilder

TCL

Perl

Python

Makefile

Job description

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FCT - MTS SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER

THE ROLE:

• As a member of the PD Full Chip STA closure and optimization team, you will work on SoC Full Chip Timing closure which includes high frequency CPU, HBM, DDR, Serdes interfaces. Will be responsible for SDC validation and timing signoff execution with different team members and will work closely with the methodology and CAD teams across various geographies to achieve first pass silicon success.

THE PERSON:

• A successful person in this role would be able to work in a collaborative team environment working with other business units, central methodology team driving the group signoff and solving the critical issues with vendor.
• Strong self-driving ability, should have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Owns Full chip Timing Closure
• Clock build guidance using multiple methods MSCTS, Mesh
• Design repeater feedback based on timing across blocks
• Drive new improvement in closure
• Analysis of data and feedback to PD execution team
• SDC analysis and feedback
• Work with PnR engineer for timing convergence
• Drive the common STA methodology in the business unit
• Work and collaborate with different business units, CAD and central methodology team to drive the requirement
• Automation to refine and improve design signoff requirement and dashboarding
• Ability to organize and present complex technical information in a crisp and concise manner.
• Interact with other PPA (equivalent) teams internal to AMD
• Identify best practices across AMD and industry to update and improve flow/project settings
• To increase the competitiveness of each stage in AMD design flow
• Ability to work with multi-level functional teams across various geographies.
• Highly organized, strong affinity for automation and prioritization.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ year or more experience design signoff closure
• Timing closure experience at SoC and block level
• Technical depth in STA,High freq interface closure in hierarchical STA.
• Multi voltage closure
• Timing ECO flow
• Hyperscale, Yield analysis
• PnR and STA signoff correlation drive and convergence
• Strong at SDC coding and debug skills
• Drive new requirements and methodology to aid timing closure at SoC
• Identify the gaps and support flows
• Strong in scripting, Scripting language experience: TCL, Perl, Python, Makefile.
• Drive team towards common requirements and flows
• Experienced in deploying and implementing ML techniques and algorithms in physical design.
• Low power physical design implementation flows ranging from RTL design through synthesis, place and route, timing closure and physical verification
• Experience with different tools from various vendors - Synopsys, Cadence and Mentor.
• AMD block TileBuilder and experience in lower tech nodes (5/3/2) is a plus.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

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