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Physical Design Engineer

The Role:

The position will involve working with a very experienced logic and circuit design team and is responsible for delivering the physical design of large tiles to meet challenging goals for frequency, power and other design requirements for AMD next generation microprocessors in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• This individual will be responsible for leading and driving large design blocks from early design stage to tapeout.
• Work responsibilities include synthesizing extremely high speed designs, following through with Place and Route and analyzing design results, and making changes to the RTL code as needed.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive VLSI/IC design experience in a professional environment
• Knowledge of Logic Design and Synthesis
• Auto P&R background and skills
• Experience with Timing Closure, Circuit Design, Electrical Closure, and Memory Compiler Work
• Proven understanding of RTL, microarchitecture, Physical Design CAD tools and scripting languages (Perl, Python)

Academic Credentials:

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred.

Location:

Boxborough, MA

AMD employees who will be working onsite at an AMD US facility, are encouraged to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon their start date. This is for the safety of our employees, and to permit AMD to be prepared in the event the stay on Executive Order 14042: Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors is lifted. AMD is not requiring exemption / accommodation submittals at this time.