Lead Physical Design Engineer
Santa Clara, CA$210.4k - $315.6kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Lead and contribute to advanced-node physical design for complex ASIC and SoC products, driving implementation, timing closure, signoff, and design optimization across block, subsystem, and chip-level designs in AMD’s AI/ HPC silicon initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead physical design activities across block, subsystem, and chip-level implementations.
- Drive timing closure, signoff readiness, and PPA optimization for advanced-node designs.
- Develop and enhance physical design methodologies, design flows, and automation solutions.
- Perform static timing analysis, variation-aware timing analysis, and clock-tree optimization.
- Define and execute engineering change (ECO) strategies throughout implementation and signoff.
- Support formal verification, physical verification, and tapeout preparation activities.
- Analyze design data and trends to improve design quality, predictability, and efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to achieve successful silicon delivery.
- Contribute to AI-assisted and machine learning-driven design optimization initiatives.
- Troubleshoot complex implementation challenges and develop scalable technical solutions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field preferred.
Skills
Required:Physical design executionBlock/subsystem/chip-level designStatic timing analysisECO methodologies
Nice to have:Industry toolsTiming/power/signoff toolsAdvanced-node semiconductor designScripting & automationAutomation & design flowsData analysis / ML workflowsData technologies
Benefits
- Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About AMD
together we advance_AI
AMD delivers leadership high-performance and adaptive computing solutions to advance data center AI, AI PCs, intelligent edge devices, gaming, & beyond.
AIData CenterHigh-Performance ComputingGamingEdge Devices
More open roles at AMD
- System Thermal Design Staff Engineer5d agoPenang, Malaysia · Engineering
- PD Engineer5d agoHybrid (Bangalore) · Engineering
- PD Engineer5d agoBangalore · Engineering
- Low-Power & CDC Verification Engineer5d agoSanta Clara, California · Engineering
- Technical Program Manager5d agoShanghai · Engineering