Advanced Micro Devices, Inc

3D IC and SoC CAD ENGINEER

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • $120K — $145K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Technical Services
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
  • Strong understanding of EDA tools, especially in place-and-route and analysis (e.g., ICC2, Innovus, Primetime).
  • Familiarity with chip- or system-level netlists and debugging across industry-standard formats.
  • Experience with design verification processes, including LEC, LVS, and DRC.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, TCL, and Perl under Linux/Unix.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and maintain 3D-IC and advanced packaging design flows from RTL through signoff.
  • Lead hands-on debugging and automation of large chip-level netlists.
  • Collaborate with EDA vendors on 3D-IC feature requirements and AI co-development.
  • Participate in in-depth discussions to guide various organizations at AMD.
  • Develop and integrate AI capabilities into CAD flows, focusing on optimization and automation.
  • Define strategies to ensure flows align with future design requirements.
  • Analyze regression methodology results to improve quality metrics.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans supporting employee well-being.
  • Flexible work arrangements available for work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
  • Access to a supportive and collaborative work environment.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge technology projects.
Full Job Description
THE ROLE:

Our CAD team delivers automated environments for industry-leading methodologies for 3D IC stack and advanced packaging design. Our flows encompass 3D netlist and physical design, advanced packaging implementation, and 3D analysis across EMIR, PERC/ESD, physical verification, and STA. 3D design and advance packaging complexity continue in increase. AMD designs are complex heterogeneous systems requiring a mix of specialized in-house capabilities while leveraging best in class EDA vendor solutions.

This role is part of a global CAD team working in concert with mulitple design teams. You will collaborate directly with project teams to understand design requirements and deliver innovative solutions. The ideal candidate brings a strong silicon hardware design background, scripting proficiency, and hands-on experience applying machine learning to CAD or EDA workflows.

THE PERSON:

You have a passion for modern, complex processor architecture, digital design, and the automation that makes it scale. You are energized by the intersection of AI and CAD - whether that means applying ML models to improve QoR, building LLM-assisted flows, or designing agentic systems that reduce manual iteration. You are a team player with excellent communication skills, comfortable collaborating across sites and time zones, and eager to take on hard, open-ended problems.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
  • Strong understanding of industry EDA tools, with emphasis on place-and-route, extraction, and analysis tools (e.g., ICC2, Innovus, Primetime, etc.).
  • Familiarity with chip- or system-level netlists and ability to debug connectivity across industry-standard formats (DEF/LEF/SPEF/Verilog/UPF/OAS/GDS).
  • Exposure with system level design verification processes including LEC, LVS, DRC, etc.
  • Comfort navigating large datasets and utilizing automation, distributed and cloud compute environments.
  • Demonstrated experience applying AI (ML-based optimization, LLM-assisted automation, agentic frameworks) to CAD, EDA, or hardware design problems.
  • Strong scripting skills in Python, TCL, and Perl within a Linux/Unix environment.
  • Experience with advanced-node tapeouts across silicon technologies.
  • Exposure to Advanced Packaging technologies preferred (2.5D, 3D, 3.5D, including interposers and silcion bridges).
  • Exposure to chip-level construction (PDN, bump planning) and analysis a plus.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Implement and maintain 3D-IC and advanced packaging design flows from RTL through signoff.
  • Lead hands-on debug and automation involving large chip level physical and logical netlists.
  • Partner with EDA vendors (Synopsys, Cadence) on 3D-IC feature requirements, enhancement requests, and AI co-development opportunities.
  • Partake in deep-dive discussions to provide guidelines to various organizations across AMD.
  • Develop and integrate end-to-end AI capabilities into CAD flows - including ML-based optimization, predictive modeling, and LLM-assisted automation.
  • Define strategy and key initiatives to ensure flows meet future design requirements and advanced technology nodes.
  • Regress methodology, analyze results, and develop capabilities that measurably improve quality of results.
  • Work closely with design and CAD implementation teams to deliver tools and flows meeting key QoR metrics: Timing, Area, and Performance.


ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

LOCATION: Austin, TX

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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Learn more about Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Size
15,500 employees
Market Cap
$100.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.4 billion
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+30.9%
Revenue
$9.7 billion
NASDAQ
AMD
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