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Staff Silicon Design Engineer (Physical Design)

Malaysia, Penang Employment contract · Job Posted April 23, 2026
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Job Description

We are looking for an adaptive, self-motivative Back End Physical Design engineer to join our growing team. As a key contributor, you will be part of a leading team to drive and improve AMD's abilities to deliver the highest quality, industry-leading technologies to market.

Job Responsibility

  • Involves in Floorplan, Physical Implementation of Power-plan, Synthesis, Placement, CTS, Timing Closure, Routing, Extraction, Physical Verification (DRC & LVS), Crosstalk Analysis, EM/IR
  • Experience in handling different PNR tools - Synopsys Design Compiler, ICC2, ICC, Fusion Compiler, PrimeTime, StarRC, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Apache Redhawk
  • Involvement in not only Physical design, but also STA & timing closure, authoring methodology scripts in Tcl, Perl and/or Python
  • Good knowledge in Physical design, STA, methodology scripts (Tcl), knowledge on Perl, Python
  • Hands on experience on 16nm, 14nm, 12nm, and sub-10nm projects

Requirements

  • 9 years professional experience in the semiconductor industry
  • Experience in FinFET & Dual Patterning nodes such as 16/14/12 and sub-10nm nodes
  • High-frequency design experience
  • Excellent physical design and timing background
  • Synopsys Tools Experience Not a Must But Preferred
  • MNC experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with all Design areas and tools and solid understanding of design/technology interactions
  • Good understanding of computer organization/architecture
  • Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
  • Must be a self-starter, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
  • Good teamwork and communications skills are mandatory
  • Exposure/understanding on RTL is nice to have
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

Nice to have

  • Synopsys Tools Experience
  • MNC experience
  • Exposure/understanding on RTL

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