Senior GPU Physical Design Engineer – AI-Driven 7nm

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

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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

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.