Senior Physical Design Engineer, Hardware Compute Group

$143,300 - $247,600/Yr

Amazon - Portland, OR

Full-time - Senior

Portland, OR

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About the position

The Senior Physical Design Engineer will be a key member of the Hardware Compute Group at Amazon Lab126, responsible for driving the physical design of innovative silicon IPs, including the AZ1 Neural Edge. This role involves collaboration with RTL/logic designers and third-party services to ensure high-quality silicon delivery while contributing to the development of physical design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Work with RTL/logic designers to drive architectural feasibility studies and explore power-performance-area tradeoffs for physical design closure.
• Drive block physical implementation through various processes including synthesis, formal verification, floor planning, and timing closure.
• Collaborate closely with third-party design and fabrication services to deliver quality first-pass silicon.
• Contribute to the development of physical design methodologies.
• Collaborate effectively with other physical design engineers and RTL/Arch teams.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• 7+ years of experience in ASIC Physical Design from RTL-to-GDSII in FINFET technologies such as 5nm/7nm, 14/16nm.
• Expertise using CAD tools (e.g., Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys) for various physical design tasks.
• Scripting experience with Tcl, Perl, or Python for physical design flow automation.

Nice-to-haves

• MS or PhD degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Experience in integrating IP and specifying IP requirements in the physical domain.
• Thorough knowledge of device physics and custom/semi-custom implementation techniques.
• Experience solving physical design challenges across various technologies such as CPU, DDR, PCIe.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on market location and experience.
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package.
• Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.