Sr. Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Annapurna Labs

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Additionally this role may involve exposure to and experience with Amazons growing suite of generative AI services and other cuttingedge cloud computing offerings across the AWS portfolio.

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time agoeven yesterday. Our custom chips accelerators and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before and deliver results that help our customers change the world.

Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable scalable lowcost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world. We have data center locations in the U.S. Europe Singapore and Japan and customers across all industries.

Custom SoCs (System on Chip) live at the heart of AWS Machine Learning servers. As a member of the CloudScale Machine Learning Acceleration team youll be responsible for the design and optimization of hardware in our data centers including AWS Inferentia Trainium Systems (our custom designed machine learning inference and training datacenter servers). Our success depends on our worldclass server infrastructure; were handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies. Were looking for an ASIC Physical Design Methodology Engineer to help us trailblaze new technologies and architectures while ensuring high design quality and making the right tradeoffs.

Key job responsibilities
Define develop and deploy innovative physical design methodologies (RTL2GDS) and CAD flows for ML Accelerator chips in advanced nodes
Drive improvement in RTL2GDS flows/methodology for PPA and TAT improvements
Create Dashboard and Central reports for project tracking and visualizing QoR/stats
Fine tune cloud infrastructure to improve turnaround times for physical design work.
Interface directly with RTL Physical Design Package Design DFT and other teams to improve methodologies and efficiencies and drive efforts to resolution.
Work with EDA tool vendors to evaluate new methods solve bugs improve usability etc.
Drive setting up RTL2GDS flows for new nodes run regressions quality assurance checks

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BS 10yrs or MS 7yrs in EE/CS
5 years in developing physical design methodology or CAD flows in synthesis PNR and signoff areas for advanced technology nodes.
Proficient in programming/scripting languages (Perl Python C)
Solid understanding of ASIC physical design and methodologies including synthesis place and route STA IR formal and physical verification.
Demonstrated level of expertise in PD tools such as Innovus ICC2 Fusion Compiler STA and SignOff.
Proven track record of delivering metric driven PPA flow development and support.

Expertise in highperformance lowpower physical design and implementation techniques with industry standard synthesis PnR or Signoff tools.
Excellent programming skills in languages like Python Perl TCL Shell etc. Good understanding of algorithms with emphasis on optimizing algorithms.
Knowledge of technology nodes across foundries
Experience in evaluating multiple vendor solutions and driving tool decisions.
Knowledge of creating dashboards and status reports for various EDA tool outputs QOR metrics and analyzing trends (synthesis pnr signoff etc)
Experience with machine learning
Excellent verbal and written communications
Ability to work in dynamic work environment with changing needs and requirements
Ability to provide mentorship guidance to junior engineers and be a effective team player
Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role
Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.