Sr. Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Job Description

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS Utility Computing) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Join the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team as an ASIC Physical Design Methodology Engineer to trail-blaze new technologies and architectures.

Requirements

• BS + 10yrs or MS + 7yrs in EE/CS
• 5+ years developing physical design methodology or CAD flows in synthesis, PNR, and sign-off areas for advanced technology nodes
• Proficient in programming/scripting languages (Perl, Python, C++)
• Solid understanding of ASIC physical design, and methodologies including synthesis, place and route, STA, IR, formal and physical verification
• Demonstrated level of expertise in PD tools such as Innovus, ICC2, Fusion Compiler, STA, and Sign-Off
• Proven track record of delivering metric driven PPA flow development and support

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and deploy innovative physical design and verification methodologies (RTL2GDS) for ML Accelerator chips in advanced nodes
• Drive Optimizations in CAD flows/methodologies for PPA and TAT improvements
• Work with EDA tool vendors to evaluate new methods, resolve bugs, improve usability
• Fine tune cloud infrastructure to improve compute and storage utilization for physical design work
• Interface directly with RTL, Physical Design, Package Design, DFT teams to improve methodologies and efficiencies
• Fluent in scripting languages such as TCL, Python, etc. and able to build scalable and efficient flows to support parallel design developments
• Create Dashboard and Central reports for project tracking and visualizing QoR/stats

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)