CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead

Amd

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TXFort Collins, COBoxborough, MA
Salary
$200,000–$300,000 / yr
Posted
52 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Aug 12, 2027

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Above market

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About Amd

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is a semiconductor company that develops high-performance processors, graphics cards, and adaptive computing solutions for gaming, data centers, and embedded markets. Industry: Semiconductors

Amd currently has 512 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead

As a CPU Core Physical Design Thermal Modeling Lead, you will join the physical design team to ensure that CPU Cores and SOC meet specific thermal requirements and silicon performance. You will serve as a technical leader driving cross-functional alignment across architecture, physical design implementation, and package modeling teams to resolve power and thermal management constraints. Your daily responsibilities include developing thermal modeling methodologies, translating product usage models into IP constraints, and managing critical deliverables at key project milestones. The role requires expertise in EDA tools, scripting, and flow automation, alongside a deep understanding of physical design power metrics and advanced packaging designs. You will solve complex technical challenges by aligning architecture assumptions with projections to improve the overall product thermal profile for high-performance SoC and IP designs within the semiconductor space.

What you'll do

  • Ensure CPU Cores and SOC meet specific thermal requirements and silicon performance targets.
  • Develop and align thermal modeling methodologies in collaboration with package modeling teams.
  • Create new design and analysis methodologies to improve the product's thermal profile.
  • Translate usage models and workload requirements into IP performance, power, and thermal constraints.
  • Align technical requirements across cross-functional teams to meet critical project milestones.
  • Manage end-to-end technical workstreams to resolve issues, risks, and dependencies.
  • Automate flows and processes using scripting expertise.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer engineering or Electrical Engineering.
  • Proven technical leadership to drive cross-functional alignment and execution across architecture, physical design, and package modeling teams.
  • Experience ensuring CPU Cores and SOC meet thermal requirements and silicon performance.
  • Strong Physical Design background with extensive EDA tool experience (preferred).
  • Knowledge of physical design power and performance metrics in high-performance SoC/IP design (preferred).
  • Familiarity with package models and advanced packaging designs (preferred).
  • Experience collaborating with pre-silicon design and package modeling teams to align architecture assumptions (preferred).
  • Expertise in scripting and flow automation (preferred).

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