Senior RTL-to-GDS CAD Engineer (Penang)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Penang, Malaysia seeks a design engineer to optimize RTL-to-GDS design flow within the CAD and methodology team.

You will support synthesis, place-and-route, and physical signoff while enabling tools, PDKs, and collateral for multiple semiconductor projects across sites and time zones. You will collaborate with silicon development teams, external vendors, and internal engineers to deploy robust flows, raise issues, and improve design efficiency in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Fundamental programming and scripting skills (e.g., TCL, Python, PERL, or similar).
• RTL synthesis and place-and-route flows (Fusion Compiler / IC Compiler / Innovus or equivalent).
• Static timing analysis and constraints (PrimeTime / SDC).
• PDK and technology enablement.
• Physical signoff: Calibre (DRC/LVS/DFM), extraction, and Totem/Redhawk for EM/IR.

Responsibilities

• Support the RTL-to-GDS flow across multiple IC design projects.
• Help maintain standardized RTL-to-GDS design flows and methodologies (synthesis → P&R → signoff).
• Implement and support customized RTL-to-GDS flows for Fabric design groups.
• Work closely with external tool vendors to help the team meet design and development targets.
• Develop tool-flow methodologies across the digital back-end — synthesis, place-and-route, and sign-off flows for timing, power, EM/IR, and DRC/LVS/DFM.
• Improve engineering efficiency while improving design quality in the IP release process.
• Support debug of bugs and issues across the RTL-to-GDS implementation flow.
• Build flows in TCL and Python to ensure quality and faster execution.
• Learn methodologies used across the industry to adopt best practices.
• Leverage and deploy AMD AI systems to design teams.

Skills

TCL scripting

Python scripting

RTL synthesis

Place-and-route

Calibre DRC/LVS

ECAD tools

Education

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

Tools

Fusion Compiler

IC Compiler

Innovus

PrimeTime

Calibre

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Penang, Malaysia seeks a design engineer to optimize RTL-to-GDS design flow within the CAD and methodology team.

You will support synthesis, place-and-route, and physical signoff while enabling tools, PDKs, and collateral for multiple semiconductor projects across sites and time zones. You will collaborate with silicon development teams, external vendors, and internal engineers to deploy robust flows, raise issues, and improve design efficiency in a fast-paced