Physical Design Leader

AMD; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD India’s CT Physical Design team seeks a Senior Physical Design Expert to lead backend implementation, convergence, and tape-out readiness. You will guide RTL-to-GDS flows, signoff, and IP integration while coordinating with SOC architects and PD/STA engineers.

You will drive PPA improvements, manage cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to 3D Die Stacking initiatives, ensuring successful silicon tape-outs on advanced process nodes.

Qualifications

• Must have 15+ years in Physical Design (RTL to GDS, STA, physical verification, timing signoff, tapeout).
• Experience with block-level implementation (Place & Route), floorplanning, timing closure, physical verification.
• Proficiency with EDA tools and standard PD flows; strong RTL/VHDL/Verilog background.

Responsibilities

• Lead Physical design team for implementation and convergence of highly complex tiles.
• Deliver GDS starting from RTL including signoff and physical verification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve PPA.
• Understand and drive 3D Die Stacking initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

PPA optimization

RTL design

Scripting (Perl/TCL/Python)

RTL to GDS management

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech/MS/Ph.D. in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Fusion Compiler/ICC2

Primetime

Redhawk

PTPX

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE:

As a member of the CT India physical design team, you will help bring to life cutting-edge designs. As a member and lead of the Physical design implementation team, you will work closely with the SOC architects, Physical design architects, design leads, IP teams, Physical Design leads and PD/STA engineers to achieve first-pass silicon success. You will be expected to lead design implementation and convergence activities in the backend from a PnR implementation perspective.

In this position as a Physical Design Expert, you will be part of a world-class team developing groundbreaking high-performance IP, Test chip and Chiplet designs. This is a great opportunity to join a talented team that is well-invested in the implementation of futuristic designs in advanced process nodes.

THE PERSON:

As a principal member of the technical staff (PMTS), you will be responsible for driving a team of silicon design engineers for the successful delivery of project tape-outs from RTL-GDS.

You will use your knowledge of Physical design to lead a complete set of Backend activities, Specifically PnR, timing, verification and signoff including IP integration and full-chip aspects.

This position requires a detail-oriented candidate, who possesses good communication skills and can handle/work with teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Physical design team for implementation and convergence of highly complex tiles.
• Will be responsible for delivery of GDS starting from RTL including Signoff and physical verification.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements for achieving better PPA.
• Good understanding of horizontal sign-off flows like VCLP, Formal Equivalence, Low Power Checks, timing convergence (both tile-level and FCT), and full chip integration flows.
• Understanding design requirements, timelines and various milestones of a project and tracking project convergence status accordingly covering all aspects of the design cycle.
• Drive methodology development ideas/forums.
• Collaborate with CAD and EDA vendors to further strengthen AMD and PD closure methodology with correct by construction mindset
• Understand, drive, execute and deliver 3D Die Stacking
• Provide technical direction, guidance, and Support to the engineering team.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experienced PD professional with a minimum of 15 years of industry experience in the Physical design domain (RTL to GDS, STA, Physical verification, timing signoff, tapeout).
• Block-level implementation (Place and Route), which includes Floorplanning, Timing Closure and Physical Verification.
• Well-versed with Physical Design verification signoff techniques such as Formal equivalence, IR&EM, Timing Closure (STA), Physical verification, VSI, Formal Equivalence Check or LEC, etc.
• Good understanding of Power, Performance and Area (PPA) optimization techniques.
• Good experience with Perl/TCL/Shell/Python scripting, and Verilog/VHDL RTL design.
• Excellent presentation and inter-communication skills.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/M.Tech/MS/Ph.D. in Computer/Electronics/Electrical Engineering.
• Candidate must have the ability to drive/manage projects from RTL to GDS, with a minimum experience of managing more than 4 tape-outs.
• Proficient in physical design industry-standard EDA tools like Fusion compiler/ICC2/Primetime/Redhawk/PTPX, low power and physical verification tools.

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Benefits offered are described:

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.