Sr. Physical Design Engineer - Static Timing Analysis, Annapurna Labs, Cloud Scale Machine Learning

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a Sr. Physical Design STA Engineer to build the next generation of our cloud server platforms.

You will lead static timing analysis across block and full-chips, write constraints, and automate analyses to optimize performance and cost. This role requires high standards and collaboration with RTL/Architectural teams. You will contribute to systems using AWS Inferentia and related tech in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, focused on

Qualifications

• Experience with static timing analysis workflows and chip-level timing flows.
• Ability to write and debug timing constraints for blocks and full-chip.
• Proficiency in scripting to automate timing analyses and generate reports.
• Strong collaboration with RTL/Architectures and physical design teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop & maintain flows for block and full-chip level static timing analysis.
• Write, debug & validate timing constraints for blocks and full-chip.
• Run Static Timing Analysis and provide feedback to team and leads.
• Guide on fixing timing issues (generate ECOs, fix constraint issues).
• Develop scripts to automate timing analyses and reports.
• Collaborate with physical design, RTL and architecture teams.

Skills

Static Timing Analysis

Timing constraints

Scripting

Collaboration

Job description

As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Physical Design STA Engineer to build the next generation of our cloud server platforms. Our success depends on our world‑class infrastructure; we’re handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies.

As a member of the Cloud‑Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team you’ll be responsible for the design and optimization of Hardware in our data centers including technologies such as AWS Inferentia which is a machine‑learning inference product designed to deliver high performance at low cost.

You’ll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to large scale deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world‑class customer experience. This is a fast‑paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with thought‑leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve our products’ performance, quality and cost. We’re changing an industry, and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

• Develop & maintain flows for block and full‑chip level static timing analysis
• Write, debug & validate timing constraints for blocks and full‑chip.
• Run Static Timing Analysis and give frequent feedback to team members and leads.
• Provide guidance on how to fix timing issues (generate ECOs, fix constraint issues).
• Develop scripts to automate running timing analysis and generate reports.
• Be a highly‑valued member of our start‑up like team through excellent collaboration and teamwork with other physical design engineers as well as with the RTL/Arch. teams

About The Team

Why AWS

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AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

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USA, CA, Cupertino - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually

Company

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Job ID: A10433675