Senior Front-End Automation Engineer — AI-Driven EDA

AMD; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AMD benefits

Job summary

AMD in Penang, Malaysia seeks a senior Front-End Design Automation Engineer to lead the front-end EDA flows—lint, STA, constraints, and RTL quality signoff with AI-enhanced automation. You will shape the roadmap, mentor teams, and drive regression pipelines across design groups.

You will apply TS/CDC/UPF knowledge, develop scripts, and collaborate with design/CAD/IP teams to deliver robust, scalable flows in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in silicon design automation/front-end methodology/RTL flow development.
• Deep expertise in RTL lint/design-quality, static timing analysis/constraint (SDC) development, RTL quality signoff including CDC and UPF.
• Strong understanding of the RTL-to-signoff flow and how front-end deliverables feed physical implementation.
• Proficient scripting (Tcl, Python, Perl) and experience with flow infrastructure and regression/CI (Jenkins).
• Hands-on with industry front-end EDA tools (Synopsys/Cadence — STA, lint, CDC).
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration across distributed teams.
• Experience applying AI/ML or LLM-based agents to EDA flows or design automation.
• FPGA/ASIC/SoC experience in advanced nodes; familiarity with Perforce/ICManage and central IP/library releases.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical direction and roadmap for the front-end flows (lint/design-quality, STA/constraints, RTL quality signoff).
• Drive AI-based modernization—ML and agentic automation for lint triage, timing/constraint debug, and regression analysis.
• Mentor FE flow issues, ruleset decisions, and methodology questions from design teams.
• Drive user enablement and adoption—UPF and timing-flow enablement, best-practice guidance, and documentation.
• Partner with design, CAD, IP, and library teams, and maintain regression/CI pipelines for flow quality.

Skills

RTL lint

Static timing analysis

UPF (low-power)

Scripting (Python, Tcl, Perl)

CI pipelines

Mentoring

AI/ML in EDA

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Synopsys tools

Cadence tools

Jenkins

Perforce/ICManage

Job description

AMD in Penang, Malaysia seeks a senior Front-End Design Automation Engineer to lead the front-end EDA flows—lint, STA, constraints, and RTL quality signoff with AI-enhanced automation. You will shape the roadmap, mentor teams, and drive regression pipelines across design groups.

You will apply TS/CDC/UPF knowledge, develop scripts, and collaborate with design/CAD/IP teams to deliver robust, scalable flows in a fast-paced environment.