Infinity Fabric Front-End Physical Design Engineer

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THE ROLE:

This is a front-end design engineering position on AMD’s Data Fabric IP. The Data Fabric is the high-bandwidth, high performance, fabric network logic that ties together all the IPs on an SOC. Every product that AMD sells has its own custom-designed Data Fabric, so this role gives an engineer the opportunity to work on a broad array of products that address a variety of markets, including traditional servers, high performance computing, client desktop and laptop PCs, machine intelligence, graphics, console gaming, embedded, and customer-specific applications. It is a challenging position that involves working at a fast pace of innovation on the cutting edge of technology. Come join the AMD team!

THE PERSON:

The candidate should be able to work cooperatively with a talented global team and use his or her engineering skills to solve novel problems and optimize designs and flows.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the Data Fabric architects and the chip floorplanning team to develop a custom Data Fabric topology

• Synthesize Data Fabric IP using Synopsys tools and work with the micro-architects to ensure the design components meet the project’s area, power, and performance goals

• Provide feedback to RTL team to resolve timing, power, area, LINT, DFT, and cross-clock-domain issues.

• Provide interface to integrate IP blocks into the SOC and resolve the same types of power, timing, area, and formal equivalence checking at the chip level.

• Analyze design power and devise improvements through architectural or flow optimizations

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive working knowledge, gained through multiple tapeouts, of the latest generation of Synopsys design tools, including Design Compiler NXT, Formality, Power Compiler, PrimeTime, Fusion Compiler, and IC Compiler II
• A proven understanding of computer architecture 
• Knowledge of high performance interconnection logic and networks is a plus

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• MS degree in Computer Engineering preferred

LOCATION:

Austin, TX 

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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package.  Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail here.

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