The ASIC Physical Design Engineer role at AWS involves designing and optimizing hardware for data centers, specifically focusing on custom machine learning servers. The position is part of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team, which is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of technology and architecture. The team values collaboration and mentorship, fostering an environment where knowledge-sharing is encouraged. Candidates will work on innovative projects that require high design quality and effective trade-offs.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and performance with strong overall debugging skills
• Experience verifying at multiple levels of logic from IP blocks to SoCs to full system testing
• Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
• Experience with formal verification techniques including abstraction and end-to-end checking
• Experience with ARM and various DSP ISAs
• Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G NR), WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, or related broadband wireless standards
• Experience with industry standard tools and scripting languages (Python or Perl) for automation

• Work with RTL/logic designers to drive architectural feasibility studies and explore power-performance-area tradeoffs for physical design closure.
• Drive IO/Core block physical implementation through synthesis, floor planning, bus/pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, ECO and sign-off.
• Develop physical design methodologies.
• Evaluate 3rd party IP and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate effectively with other physical design engineers and the RTL/Arch teams.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.