Amazon
Sr. Physical Design Verification Engineer, Annapurna Labs
$185K–$288K
Austin, TX +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 1, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
San Diego, CA
Cupertino, CA - Experience
- BS + 10 years or MS + 7 years; 5+ years in physical verification for advanced technology nodes.
- Education
- BS or MS in EE/CS or a related field.
About the job
Own physical design integration and verification sign-off for complex AWS machine-learning silicon, ensuring designs are optimized, manufacturable, and ready for tape-out.
What you'll do
- Drive full-chip floorplanning, integration, physical verification sign-off, and closure; perform DRC, LVS, PERC, and fill insertion.
- Develop and improve verification methodologies and runsets, debug issues with design and layout teams, and support foundry interactions and technology qualification.
- Optimize cloud compute and storage for physical-design work and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience with Python, Perl, or another scripting language.
- BS plus 10 years or MS plus 7 years in EE/CS or a related field.
- 5+ years in physical verification for advanced technology nodes.
- Expertise with physical verification tools (Calibre, IC Validator, PVS), semiconductor manufacturing and design rules, successful tape-outs, and backend physical design flows (FC/Innovus).
Nice to have
- Experience with integration and verification in advanced nodes (5nm or below); knowledge of custom and digital design flows.
- Expertise in DFM or reliability verification (ESD, EM, IR drop); background in layout design or custom IC development.
Pay
213,000.00 - 287,500.00 USD annually (base salary); 185,200.00 - 250,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Perl, Calibre, IC Validator, PVS, FC/Innovus
AI focus
Supports physical design verification and integration for custom machine-learning silicon, including AWS Inferentia and Trainium systems.
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