Principal Silicon Design Engineer

AMD; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits at a glance

Job summary

AMD in Penang, Malaysia seeks an adaptive, self-motivated physical design engineer to join our team. You will drive RTL-to-GDSII flows for MI/Navi GPUs, including synthesis, floorplanning, place-and-route, timing closure, and signoff, contributing to high‑performance designs.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in physical design, closed IPs, strong scripting (Perl/Tcl/Python), and hands-on experience with Synopsys Cadence tools.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in physical design with high-performance designs.
• Experience closing high-performance IPs (CPU/GPU/DPU/memory controller).
• Proficient in MDL/script automation and design checks.

Responsibilities

• Own critical GPU units and drive RTL-to-GDSII—synthesis to signoff.
• Assess micro-architecture for performance, power and area tradeoffs.
• Develop and improve physical design methodologies to optimize PPA.
• Implement floorplan, synthesis, placement, CTS, timing closure, routing, extraction, DRC/LVS, EM/IR, and signoff.
• Handle tools: Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence, PrimeTime, StarRC, Calibre, Apache Redhawk.

Skills

Physical design

CPU/GPU/IPs knowledge

Scripting: Perl/Tcl/Python

Communication

AI problem solving

Team collaboration

Architecture knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence

PrimeTime

StarRC

Calibre

Apache Redhawk

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger—technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative physical design engineer to join our team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a engineering team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the MI/Navi series of GPU products to market. The Phyiscal Design Engineering team, as part of GE SoC team, furthers and encourages continuous technical innovation to showcase successes as well as facilitate continuous career development.

THE PERSON:

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own critical GPU 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:

• 8+ 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.
• Must be using AI technologies in day to day problem solving

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Qualification: Bachelors or Masters in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

LOCATION:

Penang, Malaysia

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.