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Physical Design Engineer

at Advanced Micro Devices

📍 Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States Unknown Posted March 22, 2026
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or related field
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves developing and analyzing custom silicon designs, focusing on physical design, power, and performance trade-offs from concept to production.

  • Analyze physical design tradeoffs
  • Support architecture refinement
  • Work on area and timing targets
  • Collaborate with design teams
  • Drive performance and power optimization

The position requires expertise in silicon and VLSI design, physical layout, floorplanning, and scripting, utilizing EDA tools and CMOS technology for advanced node designs.

The ideal candidate is a silicon design engineer with experience in physical design, silicon analysis, floorplanning, and scripting, with knowledge of VLSI and CMOS technology, capable of handling complex trade-offs.

Physical designSilicon analysisFloorplanningPower and performance trade-offsScripting
Advanced node technologiesCPU or GPU architectureEDA toolsVLSI design flowCMOS technology
EDA toolsScripting languages (PerlTCLPython)
Silicon designphysical designfloorplanningpower analysisperformance analysisVLSICMOS technologyscriptingEDA tools
Silicon designPhysical designFloorplanningPower analysisPerformance analysisVLSIEDA toolsCMOS technologyScriptingMicro-architecture
CollaborationCommunicationOrganizationProblem-solvingStrategic thinking
Industry Technology
Job Function Design and analysis of custom silicon for advanced platforms
Role Subtype Engineering (Non-Software)
Tech Domains Silicon design, Physical design, VLSI, CMOS technology
Physical Design EngineerSilicon designFloorplanningPower analysisPerformance analysisVLSIEDA toolsCMOS technologyScriptingMicro-architectureSoC physical designPower trade-offsPerformance trade-offsCMOSVLSI designScripting languagesphysical designsilicon analysisfloorplanningpower analysisperformance analysisscriptingmicro-architecture

Lack of silicon or physical design experience, No VLSI or CMOS knowledge, No scripting skills, Lack of collaboration skills, No experience with EDA tools

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