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PNR CAD SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER

AMD· Engineering
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HyderabadFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

CAD Silicon Design Engineer role at AMD focusing on developing and optimizing Place and Route flows for advanced process nodes (3nm/2nm), automating PnR pipelines, and collaborating with global design teams and EDA vendors to drive PPA improvements for AMD’s next-generation GPUs/CPUs.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for developing Place and Route methodologies for various designs at advanced technology nodes
  • Work seamlessly with synthesis and signoff (STA, extraction, Physical Verification) teams to achieve best-in-class PPA
  • Drive power/performance/area (PPA) convergence for SOCs implementation
  • Script out utilities to automate different stages of the implementation flow
  • Support design teams at global sites through multiple PnR flow stages including chip finish flows
  • CAD flow and Methodology development on advanced process nodes such as 3nm, 2nm are preferred

Qualifications

  • Master’s/Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering (Minor in Computer Science preferred)
  • 8-10 years of experience in CAD flow and methodology development on advanced nodes such as 3nm & 2nm
  • Strong problem-solving skills and analytical thinking
  • Team player, good work ethic, and excellent communication skills
  • Hands‑on experience in PNR flows including multi-voltage & power-gated designs
  • Expertise with industry‑standard physical design tools Innovus & Fusion Compiler
  • Experience with synthesis, STA, Physical verification domains is a plus
  • Strong understanding of low-power flows includes UPF concepts, power-gating, isolation, level-shifter, voltage areas, power-state tables, electrical checks using FM & VSI
  • Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, TCL with strong debugging capabilities and CAD‑automation mindset
  • Exposure to AI/ML concepts, with strong Python proficiency
  • CAD and Automation mindset

Skills

Required:Place and Route (PnR)Scripting and automationEDA tools
Nice to have:Low-power design

Benefits

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Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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