Senior Physical Design CAD Engineer — AI-Driven Flows

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is seeking a skilled Physical Design CAD engineer to advance and maintain CAD flows for AI, HPC, CPU, GPU, and SoC programs in a fast-paced environment.

You will help automate best practices into a scalable design flow and collaborate with multiple design teams and EDA vendors. You will work with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, and PrimeTime, focusing on power, performance, and area optimization, while improving automation and productivity across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or equivalent.
• Strong experience with physical design implementation and CAD flow development.
• Hands-on with EDA tools and timing closure methodologies.

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 closely 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, reduce design cycle time, and increase engineering efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance, customer support, and methodology expertise to engineering teams worldwide.

Skills

Physical Design flows

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

TCL scripting

Python scripting

PPA optimization

Tapeouts

Education

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

Tools

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Cadence Innovus

PrimeTime

StarRC

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is seeking a skilled Physical Design CAD engineer to advance and maintain CAD flows for AI, HPC, CPU, GPU, and SoC programs in a fast-paced environment.

You will help automate best practices into a scalable design flow and collaborate with multiple design teams and EDA vendors. You will work with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, Cadence Innovus, and PrimeTime, focusing on power, performance, and area optimization, while improving automation and productivity across