PD Methodology Engineer II, Annapurna Labs

As a member of the Cloud-Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team youll be responsible for the design and optimization of Hardware in our data centers including technologies such as AWS Inferentia which is a machine learning inference product designed to deliver high performance at low cost.

Youll provide leadership in the application of new technologies to large scale deployments in a continuous effort to deliver a world-class customer experience. This is a fast-paced intellectually challenging position and youll work with thought-leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve our products performance quality and cost. Were changing an industry and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

Key job responsibilities
- You will create and support innovative physical design methodology and CAD flows.
- Develop cloud infrastructure to support physical design work.
- Drive improvement in RTL2GDS flows/methodology for PPA and TAT improvement.
- Create Dashboard/central reports for project tracking and visualizing QoR/stats
- 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 tools solve bugs improve usability etc.

- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years in developing design methodology or CAD flows in synthesis PNR or sign-off areas for advanced technology nodes.
- Experience in writing production scripts for implementation and sign-of. tools in TCL Perl and/or Python
- Solid understanding of ASIC physical design physical design flows and methodologies including synthesis place and route STA formal verification.
- Proven track record of delivering metric driven PPA flow development and support.

- Experience in machine learning applications
- Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C Python Java or Perl
- Demonstrated level of expertise in PD tools such as Innovus ICC2 FusionCompiler STA and Sign-Off.
- Experience in evaluating multiple vendor solutions and driving tool decisions.
- Experience in high-performance low-power physical design and implementation techniques with industry standard synthesis PnR or Signoff tools.
- Excellent verbal and written communications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Cupertino - 157300.00 - 212800.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually