Senior Physical Design Engineer Job Listing at AMD in Markham, ON (Job ID 73836-en-us)

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THE ROLE:

Physical Design's Power Optimization is a critical hot topic in IC Physical Design. In this position, you will work with the global physical design team for AMD AI accelerator/GPU/APU chips' physical design power optimization/reduction. Focus on physical design methodologies implementation to improve chip power consumption, from synthesis to place & route. The individual is expected to be an expert in physical design; it is a plus to have a strong ability in Synthesis. The individual is expected to know back-end physical design very well.

THE PERSON:

• Strong self-motivation for technical topics, quick and deep learner, strong communication skills within the global engineering team, strong team spirit help and support team members.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement state-of-the-art physical design power optimization methodologies into the SOC project
• Maintain and enhance the power optimization methodologies in the physical design flow
• Closely collaborate with the SOC project design team, help/support/drive them to adopt the physical design power optimization methodology

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in physical design for chip design
• Strong PnR, STA, IR/EM, PV knowledge/experience
• Be familiar with physical design power optimization methodologies (eg, Clock-gating, power-gating, activity-aware PnR, power-friendly floorplan, DVFS, multibit re-banking, de-banking, scan path power, etc.)
• Expertise in Back-End (physical design) EDA tools, especially the power calculation/optimization tools, PTPX
• Strong flow development and custom script development ability
• Successfully gone through several complete product development cycles
• Works well with cross-functional teams
• Good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and flexibility

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:  

• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering 

LOCATION: Markham, CA

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