CPU Physical Design Engineer

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AMD’s Cores Organization delivers industry leading CPU’s and caches that are the foundation of AMD’s server, client, and gaming business.  We are looking for an experienced VLSI physical design engineer to join this team as a Senior Silicon Design Engineer (SDE).  The candidate will be a key contributor and technical lead for AMD’s next generation cores and caches.  The candidate will join the team based in Fort Collins, CO. 

RESPONSIBILITES:

• Technical lead for high speed VLSI design in deep submicron FinFET processes.
• Work closely with RTL and physical designers across multiple sites to optimize power, performance, area, and schedule.
• Solve design and tool problems requiring ground-breaking approaches and champion innovation across the organization.  Create technical presentations for peers and management.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands-on experience in high speed VLSI design
• Excellent understanding of computer architecture, hardware concepts & design tradeoffs required
• Knowledge of Chip Level Floor planning, Bus / Pin Planning, Clock Tree Synthesis, Placement, Optimization, Routing, Parasitic Extraction, Static Timing Analysis, IR drop analysis, electromigration, Physical Verification and Sign Off.
• Comprehend complex Verilog RTL and make minor modifications for timing or power.
• Knowledge of digital circuits, high speed flops, synchronizers, level shifters, and SRAM.
• Familiar with programing languages such as Perl, C, tcl, etc.

PREFERRED ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS: 

BS in EE, CS, CSE (or similar), MS in EE, CS, CSE (or similar), PhD in EE, CS, CSE (or similar) 

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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