Senior Physical Design Engineer (Back End IC)

Advanced Micro Devices; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking an adaptive Back End Physical Design engineer in Penang, Malaysia. You will drive floorplanning, physical implementation, STA, timing closure, and verification across 16nm/14nm/12nm and sub-10nm nodes, collaborating with global teams to deliver high-quality, industry-leading technologies.

You bring 10+ years in semiconductors, strong scripting skills, and proficiency with Synopsys/ICC/PrimeTime and Calibre tools. Hybrid work arrangement and AMD benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in computer engineering or electrical engineering.
• 10+ years in the semiconductor industry.
• Experience with FinFET nodes (16/14/12nm, sub-10nm).
• Hands-on experience on 16/14/12nm and sub-10nm projects.

Responsibilities

• Involved in Floor-plan, Physical Implementation of Power-plan, Synthesis, Placement, CTS, Timing Closure, Routing, Extraction, Physical Verification (DRC & LVS), Crosstalk Analysis, EM/IR.
• Handle various PNR tools: Synopsys Design Compiler, ICC2, ICC, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, StarRC, Calibre, Redhawk.
• Involvement in Physical design plus STA & timing closure; author Tcl/Perl/Python scripts.
• Knowledge of Physical design, STA, scripting (Tcl), and Perl/Python.
• Hands-on experience on 16nm, 14nm, 12nm, sub-10nm projects.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Communication skills

Team player

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synopsys Design Compiler

ICC2

ICC

Fusion Compiler

PrimeTime

StarRC

Mentor Calibre

Apache Redhawk

Job description

AMD is seeking an adaptive Back End Physical Design engineer in Penang, Malaysia. You will drive floorplanning, physical implementation, STA, timing closure, and verification across 16nm/14nm/12nm and sub-10nm nodes, collaborating with global teams to deliver high-quality, industry-leading technologies.

You bring 10+ years in semiconductors, strong scripting skills, and proficiency with Synopsys/ICC/PrimeTime and Calibre tools. Hybrid work arrangement and AMD benefits are provided.