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Physical Design Methodology Engineer

at Advanced Micro Devices

📍 Santa Clara, California, United States Hybrid Posted March 13, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

This role involves developing physical design methodologies for advanced semiconductor nodes, ensuring design quality and silicon success.

  • Physical design and signoff methodology development for advanced nodes
  • Full chip timing analysis
  • Clock tree synthesis and analysis
  • Formal verification and physical verification
  • Developing ML and data analysis solutions

Focus on ASIC physical design, signoff methodologies, static timing analysis, and integrating ML applications into design flows using tools like Synopsys and Cadence.

The ideal candidate is a mid-level ASIC Physical Design engineer with experience in advanced node processes, physical verification, and scripting. They should be detail-oriented, collaborative, and proficient with industry-standard tools like Synopsys and Cadence.

ASIC Physical DesignPlace and RouteTiming AnalysisPhysical VerificationScripting (TCLPerlPython)
ML/AI techniquesData analyticsDatabase management
SynopsysCadenceICC2Fusion CompilerInnovusCerebrusPrimetimePrimeshieldFormalityConformalRedHawk
ASIC Physical DesignPlace and RouteTiming AnalysisPhysical VerificationScripting (TCLPerlPython)ML/AI techniquesData analyticsSynopsysCadenceICC2Fusion Compiler
Physical DesignSignoff MethodologyAdvanced NodesPowerPerformanceArea (PPA)Static Timing AnalysisSTAClock Tree SynthesisFormal VerificationPhysical VerificationMLLarge Language Models (LLM)Data AnalysisScriptingTCLPerlPythonSynopsysCadenceICC2Fusion CompilerInnovusCerebrusPrimetimePrimeshieldPT-PXFormalityConformalRedHawk
CommunicationProblem-solvingAttention to detailCollaborationDebugging
Industry Semiconductors & Electronics
Job Function ASIC Physical Design Engineer
Physical DesignSignoff MethodologyAdvanced NodesPowerPerformanceArea (PPA)Static Timing AnalysisSTAClock Tree SynthesisFormal VerificationPhysical VerificationMLLarge Language Models (LLM)Data AnalysisScriptingTCLPerlPythonSynopsysCadenceICC2Fusion CompilerInnovusCerebrusPrimetimePrimeshieldPT-PXFormalityConformalRedHawkASIC Physical DesignPlace and RouteTiming AnalysisML/AI

Lack of experience with Place and Route tools, No experience in advanced node technologies (5nm and below), Absence of scripting skills (TCL, Perl, Python)

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