Physical Design Methodology Staff Engineer

Amd

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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $144,800–$217,200 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Sep 25, 2027

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This role $181k

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $177,087–$241,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $181k versus about $209k for comparable roles.

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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 474 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Physical Design Methodology Staff Engineer

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The Physical Design Methodology Staff Engineer joins the high-performance core team as a technical backbone focused on the "how" of physical design rather than standard implementation. This role involves owning the optimization of the EDA tool-chain, developing and refining methodologies to ensure CPU cores meet aggressive PPA targets for GHz-class silicon. The engineer will build end-to-end physical implementation flows from synthesis through signoff, develop advanced scripting frameworks using Tcl, Python, and Perl, and manage complex SDC constraints in MMMC environments. Key responsibilities include EDA tool optimization, automated signoff loop integration, and data-driven analysis of design metrics. The role requires expertise in Synopsys Fusion Compiler, ICC2, Cadence Innovus, PrimeTime SI, RedHawk-SC, Voltus, and Calibre to solve complex timing, power, and congestion bottlenecks at 7nm, 5nm, and 3nm nodes.

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