Senior Physical Design CAD Architect

AMD; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

AMD in Austin is seeking a highly motivated engineer to develop and maintain world-class hardware physical design flows for GPUs, CPUs and APUs, using industry-standard tools. You will drive PPA improvements and collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to automate best practices in a fast-paced production environment.

You will work across AI, HPC, CPU, GPU designs, applying TCL/Python scripting and AI-enabled automation to improve productivity and design cycle times while delivering robust,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer science preferred.
• Strong experience with Physical Design implementation and CAD flow development.
• Hands-on expertise with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, and PrimeTime.
• Experience with physical verification and timing signoff; PPA optimization knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance Physical Design CAD flows supporting AMD's AI, HPC, CPU, GPU, and SoC programs.
• Deploy and support industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies across multiple design projects.
• Develop innovative Physical Design solutions for place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and design convergence.
• Debug and optimize physical design challenges related to power, performance, and area (PPA).
• Create and maintain validation environments, test suites, regression infrastructure, and qualification methodologies.
• Evaluate, qualify, and integrate new EDA tool capabilities and vendor technologies.
• Collaborate with design teams to improve methodology efficiency, scalability, and productivity.
• Work directly with EDA vendors, including Synopsys and Cadence, to drive tool enhancements and future roadmap requirements.
• Improve and maintain CAD infrastructure, automation frameworks, and engineering workflows.
• Leverage AI technologies, automation, and intelligent workflows to improve productivity and design cycles.
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams worldwide.

Skills

Physical Design

CAD flow development

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

Python scripting

TCL scripting

AI automation experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

StarRC

Job description

AMD in Austin is seeking a highly motivated engineer to develop and maintain world-class hardware physical design flows for GPUs, CPUs and APUs, using industry-standard tools. You will drive PPA improvements and collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors to automate best practices in a fast-paced production environment.

You will work across AI, HPC, CPU, GPU designs, applying TCL/Python scripting and AI-enabled automation to improve productivity and design cycle times while delivering robust,