Sr. Physical Design Engineer, Annapurna Labs

Job Description

Amazon Web Services is seeking an ASIC Physical Design Engineer to work on the design and optimization of hardware in their data centers, focusing on AWS Inferentia and Trainium Systems.

Requirements

• BS + 8yrs or MS + 6yrs in EE/CS
• 6+ years in ASIC Physical Design from RTL-to-GDSII in either 7nm, 14/16nm, 20nm, or 28nm
• Block Design using EDA tools including synthesis, equivalency verification, floor planning, bus / pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, and ECO
• Deep understanding on sign-off activities (timing, ir/em, physical verification)
• Scripting experience with Tcl, Perl or Python

Responsibilities

• Drive architectural feasibility studies and explore power-performance-area tradeoffs for physical design closure
• Implement IO/Core block physical design through various stages like synthesis, floor planning, place and route, etc.
• Develop physical design methodologies
• Evaluate 3rd party IP and provide recommendations
• Collaborate with other physical design engineers and RTL/Arch. teams

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)