Amazon
Physical Design Engineer - Static Timing Analysis, Annapurna Labs, Cloud Scale Machine Learning
$154K–$247K
Austin, TX +2 · Full-time · Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Diego, CA
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- BS + 6 years, MS + 4 years, or PhD + 2 years in EE/CS; also requires 1+ years of Static Timing Analysis, timing constraint development, and scripting experience.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in EE/CS.
About the job
Develop and optimize static timing analysis flows, constraints, and automation for machine-learning accelerator hardware deployed in AWS data centers.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain block- and full-chip static timing analysis flows, constraints, and reports.
- Run timing analysis, advise on fixes, and provide feedback to engineers and team leads.
- Collaborate with physical design, RTL, and architecture teams; automate analysis with scripts.
What they ask for
- Scripting or coding experience, including 1+ years with Tcl, Perl, or Python.
- Expertise in timing analysis fundamentals; 1+ years of Static Timing Analysis and timing constraint development.
- Experience using EDA tools for timing analysis, such as PrimeTime or Tempus.
- Understanding of ASIC physical design from RTL-to-GDSII and other sign-off activities.
Nice to have
- Experience mentoring, leading, and coaching; expertise developing STA or ECO flows.
- Experience with advanced nodes (16nm or below), parasitic extraction, circuit analysis, or timing IO interfaces.
Pay
USD 176,600.00 - 247,300.00 annually (base salary); USD 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
PrimeTime, Tempus, Tcl, Perl, Python, PT-DMSA, Tempus-ECO, Tweaker
AI focus
Supports development and optimization of hardware for AWS machine-learning acceleration, including Inferentia inference products.
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