ASIC Design STA Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company is seeking an ASIC Design STA engineer in San Jose, California. This role involves building and verifying timing constraints for large SoCs, requiring expertise in SDC development and EDA tools, particularly Synopsys Design Compiler and Primetime. Candidates should have a degree in computer or electrical engineering and strong analytical skills. The company offers a collaborative culture and a commitment to equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SDC development and debugging.
• Familiarity with enhancing RTL quality metrics for complex designs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex multi‑mode/multi‑corner timing constraints.
• Maintain RTL quality metrics in complex designs.
• Implement pre‑route timing checks and QoR cleanup.

Skills

SDC expertise

EDA tool proficiency

TCL scripting

RTL quality metrics

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer or electrical engineering

Tools

Synopsys Design Compiler

Primetime

Spyglass

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

AMD is looking for an ASIC Design STA engineer to contribute to the development of large SoCs, featuring multiple physical blocks and over 300 clock domains. Your responsibilities will include building and verifying timing constraints for intricate SoC designs. This role demands a combination of SDC expertise, EDA tool proficiency, and TCL‑based scripting abilities. You should possess extensive experience in SDC development and debugging, be familiar with enhancing various RTL quality metrics for complex, hierarchical designs, and be able to automate these processes for increased efficiency. Proficiency in both front‑end (RTL) and back‑end (Synthesis and P&R) processes is preferred.

THE PERSON

High‑energy candidates with strong written and verbal communication skills, and structured, well‑organized work habits will be successful. Team‑oriented and goal‑oriented are essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for the development of complex multi‑mode / multi‑corner timing constraints that are compatible for RTL and signoff
• Lead the effort to maintain RTL quality metrics in complex, hierarchical designs, while automating the process for increased efficiency.
• Implement the pre‑route timing checks and QoR cleanup to eliminate timing constraints issues and ensure a quality handoff for STA checks.
• Collaborate with CAD on the development of pre‑production synthesis (Design Compiler) and STA (Primetime) workflows.
• Require a blend of SDC expertise, proficiency in EDA tools, and Tcl based scripting abilities (in both EDA environment and standalone Linux Tcl shell scripts).

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Worked with EDA tools that enable RTL quality checks
• Hands‑on experience in building the timing constraints for IPs, blocks and full‑chip implementation in both flat/hierarchical flows.
• Experience with analyzing the timing reports and identifying both design and constraint‑related issues.
• Ability to multitask, grasp new flows/tools/ideas.
• Experience in improving the methodologies.
• Preferred EDA tool experience: Synopsys Design Compiler/Primetime, Spyglass, Fishtail, etc.
• Prior experience developing complex TCL scripts in Synopsys Design Compiler (DC) and PrimeTime (PT).
• Writing custom TCL QC and QoR checks using DC/PT object attribute queries and filters.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or a related field

LOCATION

San Jose, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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.