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Silicon Design Engineer

@ AMD, Inc.

Markham, Ontario

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Overview

AMD is hiring a Silicon Design Engineer 2 for its Radeon Technologies Group Physical Design team, working with architecture, IP design and product engineers on leading-edge chip designs. The role covers floorplanning, physical verification and CAD flow work on advanced process nodes.

Responsibilities:

  • Physical design for large leading-edge chip designs
  • Chip-level floorplanning, bus and pin planning
  • Coordinate with STA, EMIR and FCFP teams
  • Full chip physical verification and advanced node rules
  • Help develop flows and scripts

Requirements summary:

  • Bachelor's or Master's in computer or electrical engineering
  • 1-2+ years ASIC physical design on latest process nodes
  • Experience with Synopsys, Cadence and Mentor Graphics CAD tools
  • Tcl, Perl or shell scripting experience
  • Self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

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Employer posting date
2026-11-13
First seen by our source
2026-11-13
Source record updated
2026-11-13

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentEngineering
Experience1+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
EducationBachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (required)
Fields of studyComputer engineering, Electrical engineering

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Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

Responsibilities

SILICON DESIGN ENGINEER 2

THE ROLE:

As a member of the Radeon Technologies Group, you will help bring to life cutting-edge designs. As a member of the Physical Design team, you will work closely with the architecture, IP design, front-end design/integration teams, and product engineers to achieve first pass silicon success.

THE PERSON:

A successful candidate will work with senior silicon design engineers. The candidate will be accurate and detail-oriented, possessing good communication and problem-solving skills.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

  • Knowledge and experience in Physical design and apply them to large, challenging, leading-edge designs to ensure high quality on time delivery.
  • Understand Full Chip Physical Verification, architecture and work with the team to drive floorplan related activities. Handle complex partitions, TSV, advanced process node rules.
  • Technically assist with different aspects of Physical Design including Chip Level Floor planning, Bus / Pin Planning, repeaters, feedthroughs.
  • Coordinate with STA, EMIR and FCFP teams to drive floorplan changes.
  • Help assist in flow development and scripting.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

  • 1-2+ years of Experience in ASIC Physical Design in latest process nodes.
  • Working experience on CAD tools from Synopsys, Cadence and Mentor Graphics required.
  • Must be a self-starter and able to independently and efficiently drive challenging and time critical tasks to on-time completion.
  • Understand Full Chip Physical Verification and architecture and work with the team to drive physical verification related activities. Handle complex partitions, TSV, advanced process node rules.
  • Understanding of Place & route, Timing Analysis, clock tree distribution, Physical Verification, Chip Integration.
  • Experience with tcl/Perl/Shell scripting.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

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Qualifications

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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