Senior Physical Design Verification Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. in Austin, TX, a unit within AWS, seeks a Physical Design Verification Manager to lead the PDV team for AWS’s most complex SoCs, guiding verification from floorplan to tape-out.

The role demands strategic vision, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise in modern verification tools and methodologies. The ideal candidate will drive automation, manage a 3–5 person team, and mentor engineers in advanced-node verification, DFM, and reliability verification, aligning

Qualifications

• BS + 10 yrs or MS + 9 yrs in EE, CS, or related field.
• 8+ years in physical verification, 5+ years managing engineers or budgets.
• Expertise in Calibre, IC Validator, or PVS.
• Experience scripting with Perl, Python, or Tcl.
• Experience building high-performing teams and aligning cross-functional priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end physical verification strategy for AWS’s most complex SoCs (≥100M gates), from floorplan to tape-out
• Define verification closure roadmap, resource allocation, and risk-mitigation plans for concurrent projects
• Standardize industry-leading verification methodologies (Calibre, IC Validator, PVS) across the organization
• Drive automation of runsets, reporting, and debug flows using Python/Perl scripts; reduce manual effort
• Lead a team of 3–5 Sr. PDV Engineers, setting goals, conducting quarterly reviews, and career-pathing
• Mentor junior engineers on advanced-node debug techniques, DFM, and reliability verification
• Pilot next-gen verification technologies (AI-driven DRC, parallel cloud-based LVS) for 5nm/3nm nodes

Skills

Physical verification

Team leadership

Cross-functional alignment

Scripting (Perl/Python/Tcl)

Education

EE/CS degree (BS+10 or MS+9)

Tools

Calibre

IC Validator

PVS

Job description

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. in Austin, TX, a unit within AWS, seeks a Physical Design Verification Manager to lead the PDV team for AWS’s most complex SoCs, guiding verification from floorplan to tape-out.

The role demands strategic vision, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise in modern verification tools and methodologies. The ideal candidate will drive automation, manage a 3–5 person team, and mentor engineers in advanced-node verification, DFM, and reliability verification, aligning