Timing/Power Methodology Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in Austin, TX is seeking a skilled engineer to advance physical design methodology for high-performance cores, graphics, and AI chips. You will help define timing, power, and clocking flows, collaborating across AMD teams to optimize performance and power efficiency.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with power analysis, scripting, and PD workflows, and holds an MS/PhD in EE or a related field. Join AMD to push boundaries and impact world-class products.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering preferred.
• Experience with high-performance PD flows and tools.
• Strong scripting and data-analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with power-analysis and timing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive PVT corners and frequency targets across product modes.
• Drive IP physical implementation recipes from synthesis to route.
• RTL and PD co-development to identify bottlenecks.
• Budget, measure, analyze, and track power consumption.
• Define global methodologies for PD recipes across library/flow.
• Develop clock distribution methodologies including skew vs power.

Skills

Power analysis

Scripting (Perl/Tcl/Python)

Data analysis

Clock distribution

Timing closure basics

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Prime Power

Power-Artist

CAD tools

Job description

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At AMD, we believetechnology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMDis shapingthefuture.

Whetheryou’redesigning next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, orbringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger— technologythat moves the world forward.Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

THE ROLE:

Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of power efficiency and high-frequency computing? As a part of our AMD physical design methodology team, you can help define timing, power, and clocking methodologies for our next-generation, high-performance cores, graphics and machine intelligence chips. This team collaborates across AMD, working on projects ranging from low power APUs to the world’s most powerful supercomputers.

THE PERSON:

In this multi-functional role, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple divisions to drive physical design methodology optimizations across the entire physical design space (library/technology/flows/design). We’re looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, passion and curiosity to resolve complex issues while achieving amazing results!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities may include a subset of the following topics:

• Drive PVT corners/ frequency targets while considering various product performance modes and guard bands
• Drive IP physical implementation recipes from synthesis to route to achieve the best performance/watt
• RTL (architecture) and PD co-development to identify bottlenecks
• Drive budgeting, measurement, analysis and tracking of power-consumption
• Establish global methodologies and best-known physical implementation recipes for optimal performance/watt across library/flow/Synthesis/P&R environment
• Drive best practices for global/local clock distribution methodologies including skew/power/jitter trade-off’s
• Create guidelines on clocking/timing/power sign-off methodologies

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Expertise in these topics would be a plus:

• Design experience in sub-micron processes
• Familiarity with CPU and or GPU architecture
• Hands-on experience with power-analysis and measurement tools like Prime Power and or Power-Artist
• Experience with high-performance clocking
• STA methodologies for timing closure, OCV and other advanced statistical margining techniques
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Perl/Tcl/Python
• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• MS/PhD degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred
• Mastery of logic, circuit design, and CAD tools for high-performance design is expected

LOCATION:

Austin, TX

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