Senior Physical Design Engineer, Hardware Compute Group

The team that built the innovative Silicon IP AZ1 Neural Edge that is powering the latest generation of Echo devices is looking for a Sr. Physical Design Engineer to continue to innovate on behalf of our customers. We are a part of Amazon Lab126 that revolutionized reading with our Kindle family of products and reimagined user experience through Echo and Alexa. We want you to help us build on the success of our first generation of ML accelerator at edge.


Work hard. Have fun. Make history.

As a Senior Physical Design Engineer, you will:
- Work with RTL/logic designers to drive architectural feasibility studies, explore power-performance-area tradeoffs for physical design closure at the block and Sub System level.
- Drive block physical implementation through synthesis, formal verification, floor planning, bus / pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, ECO and sign-off.
- Work closely with third party design and fabrication services to deliver quality first pass silicon that meets all performance, power and area goals.
- Contribute to developing physical design methodologies
- Be a highly-valued member of our start-up like team through excellent collaboration and teamwork with other physical design engineers as well as with the RTL/Arch. Teams

Basic Qualifications

- BS in EE/CS
- 7+ years of experience in ASIC Physical Design from RTL-to-GDSII in FINFET technologies such as 5nm/7nm, 14/16nm
- Expertise using CAD tools (examples: Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, or Others) to block design for synthesis, formal verification, floor planning, bus / pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, and ECO
- Scripting experience with Tcl, Perl or Python and ability to drive physical design flow automation.

Preferred Qualifications

- MS or PhD degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering or related field
- Excellent communication and analytical skills
- Expertise using CAD tools (examples: Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, or Others) develop flows for synthesis, formal verification, floor planning, bus / pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, and ECO
- 7+ years of experience in integrating IP and ability to specify and drive IP requirements in the physical domain
- Thorough knowledge of device physics, custom/semi-custom implementation techniques
- Experience solving physical design challenges across various technologies such as CPU, DDR, PCIe, fabrics etc.
- Experience in extraction of design parameters, QOR metrics, and analyzing trends
- Experience with DFT & DFM flows
- Ability to provide mentorship, guidance to junior engineers and be a very effective team player


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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.