Staff Physical Design Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Penang, Malaysia, is looking for an experienced physical design engineer. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of professional experience in high-performance designs, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and proficiency in PNR tools. Responsibilities include managing critical GPU units through the design process, optimizing performance, power, and area. Candidates should hold a degree in Electronics or Computer Engineering and possess scripting skills in Perl, Tcl, or Python. Join us to shape the future of technology.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in physical design.
• Experience in high-performance designs.
• Good understanding of computer architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own critical GPU units from RTL-to-GDSII.
• Perform feasibility studies on PPA tradeoffs.
• Develop and improve physical design methodologies.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Effective communication

Problem-solving abilities

Experience with PNR tools

Ability to multi-task

Strong scripting skills (Perl/Tcl/Python)

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys fusion compiler

Cadence

PrimeTime

StarRC

Calibre

Apache Redhawk

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we 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 an engineering team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the MI/Navi series of GPU products to market. The Physical 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.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.