Physical Design Lead - CPU Team

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned MTS Design Engineer to deliver the physical design of critical CPU units, aiming for best-in-class frequency, power, and area in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment.

You will own RTL-to-GDSII flow, from synthesis to signoff, work with mature CPU IPs, and collaborate with globally distributed teams. A strong background in physical design, timing, and architecture is essential, along with scripting skills in Perl/Tcl/Python.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in physical design, preferably with high-performance designs.
• Must have closed high-performance IPs (CPU/GPU/DPU/memory controller, etc.).
• Strong experience with logic synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and design checks.
• Scripting skills to automate design flow in Perl/Tcl/Python.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with geographically distributed teams.
• Experience in advanced sub 7nm nodes and strong timing background.
• Good understanding of computer architecture and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Own critical CPU units and drive convergence from RTL-to-GDSII including synthesis, floor-planning, place and route, timing closure, and signoff.
• Understand micro-architecture to perform feasibility studies on performance, power, and area tradeoffs.
• Develop and improve physical design methodologies and customize recipes to optimize PPA.
• Implement floor plan, synthesis, placement, CTS, timing closure, routing, extraction, DV/EV and signoff.
• Handle different PNR tools - Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence, PrimeTime, StarRC, Calibre, Apache Redhawk.

Skills

analytical skills

effective communication

problem-solving

Scripting Perl/Tcl/Python

multi-tasking

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence

PrimeTime

StarRC

Calibre

Apache Redhawk

Job description

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.

MTS Design Engineer

The Role

The position will involve working with a very experienced CPU physical design team. The person is responsible for delivering the physical design of critical CPU units to meet challenging goals for frequency, power, and other design requirements for AMD's next-generation processors in a fast-paced environment with cutting-edge technology.

The Person

Engineer with a good attitude, strong analytical skills, effective communication, and excellent problem-solving abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own critical CPU units and drive to convergence from RTL-to-GDSII - synthesis, floor-planning, place and route, timing closure, and signoff
• Understand the micro-architecture to perform feasibility studies on performance, power, and area (PPA) tradeoffs for design closure.
• Develop and improve physical design methodologies and customize recipes across various implementation steps to optimize PPA.
• Implement floor plan, synthesis, placement, CTS, Timing Closure, Routing, Extraction, Physical Verification (DRC & LVS), EM/IR and signoff.
• Handling different PNR tools - Synopsys fusion compiler, Cadence, PrimeTime, StarRC, Calibre, Apache Redhawk

Preferred Experience

• 7+ years of professional experience in physical design, preferably with high-performance designs.
• Must have closed high-performance IPs- CPU/GPU/DPU/memory controller, etc.
• Strong experience with tools for logic synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and design checks for physical and electrical quality; familiarity with tools for schematics, layout, and circuit/logic simulation
• Versatility with scripts to automate design flow - Perl/Tcl/Python
• Strong communication skills, ability to multi-task across projects, and work with geographically spread out teams
• Experience in advanced sub 7nm nodes
• Excellent physical design and timing background.
• A good understanding of computer architecture is preferred.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and pronounced attention to detail.

Academic Credentials

• Qualification: Bachelors or Masters in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

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