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Physical Design Lead (PNR)

THE ROLE

The Physical Design (PNR) Senior Manager is responsible for leading end-to-end Physical Design execution for complex SoC and ASIC programs, driving delivery from floorplanning through tapeout signoff. The role requires strong technical leadership in Place & Route, Timing Closure, Power, EMIR, Clocking, Physical Verification, and Design Methodology while managing multi-site engineering teams.

The successful candidate will build and lead high-performing physical design teams, drive execution excellence across multiple programs, develop organizational capability, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver best-in-class silicon products.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Lead full-chip and block-level Physical Design execution.
Drive Floorplanning, PNR, CTS, Timing Closure, Power Optimization, EMIR and Physical Verification signoff.
Define and institutionalize scalable PD methodologies, flows, automation and best practices.
Review technical quality, design readiness, milestone criteria, and signoff status.
Drive technology enablement across new process nodes and advanced packaging technologies.

Program Execution

Own PD schedules, deliverables, and milestone commitments.
Track execution across multiple SoC programs and ensure tapeout readiness.
Identify technical risks and drive mitigation plans.
Partner with Program Management and Engineering leadership to resolve execution bottlenecks.
Present program status, risks, recovery plans and resource needs to senior management.

Organization & People Leadership

Build, mentor and retain a high-performing PD organization.
Manage managers, technical leads, and senior engineers.
Drive hiring strategy, succession planning, organizational scaling and capability development.
Conduct performance reviews, career planning and growth discussions.
Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, collaboration and engineering excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with RTL, Architecture, DFT, FCT, DV, Power, Packaging, Silicon Validation and Product Engineering teams.
Drive alignment across global engineering teams and external partners.
Influence technical strategy and execution decisions across organizational boundaries.

Strategic Initiatives

Define long-term PD roadmap and capability growth plans.
Drive productivity improvements through automation, AI-enabled workflows and flow enhancements.
Develop execution strategies for future products, process technologies and emerging methodologies.
Represent the organization in engineering reviews and leadership forums.

Required Experience

Proven experience leading large-scale PNR teams and complex tapeouts.
Deep expertise in:

Floorplanning
Place & Route
CTS
Timing Closure
Power Optimization
IR/EM Analysis
Physical Verification
Signoff Methodologies

Strong understanding of advanced technology nodes.
Experience leading multi-site and geographically distributed teams.
Demonstrated people-management experience including managing managers and technical leads.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AI, Datacenter, Automotive, GPU, CPU or High-Performance SoC products.
Expertise in advanced packaging and/or 3DIC technologies.
Experience driving methodology, automation, and flow-development initiatives.
Strong understanding of cross-functional domains including DFT, FCT, Power, Architecture and Silicon Validation.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

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This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Sr. Manager Physical Design Engineering