PD Engineer, Annapurna Labs; AWS

As a member of the Cloud‑Scale Machine Learning Acceleration team you’ll be responsible for the design and optimization of hardware in our data centers, including technologies such as AWS Inferentia, a machine learning inference product designed to deliver high performance at low cost.

You’ll 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 you’ll work with thought‑leaders in multiple technology areas.

You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll constantly look for ways to improve our products’ performance, quality and cost. We’re changing an industry, and we want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

• Drive block physical implementation through synthesis, floor planning, bus/pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, ECO, and sign‑off.
• Develop cloud infrastructure to support physical design work.
• Drive improvement in RTL2
  
  GDS flows/methodology for PPA and TAT improvement.
• Create dashboard/central reports for project tracking and visualizing QoR/stats.
• Interface directly with RTL, Package Design, DFT, and other teams to improve methodologies and efficiencies and drive resolution efforts.
• Work with EDA tool vendors to evaluate new tools, solve bugs, improve usability, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Block design experience using EDA tools (e.g., Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys) including synthesis, equivalency verification, floor planning, bus/pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, and ECO.
• Deep understanding of sign‑off activities (timing, IR/EM, physical verification).

• Expertise using CAD tools (e.g., Cadence, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys) to develop flows for synthesis, formal verification, floor planning, bus/pin planning, place and route, power/clock distribution, congestion analysis, timing closure, IR drop analysis, physical verification, and ECO.
• 4+ years of integrating IP and ability to specify and drive IP requirements in the physical domain.
• Experience in extraction of design parameters, QOR metrics, and analyzing trends.
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.

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

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 optional 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.

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Location and salary ranges:

• USA, CA, Cupertino –  –  USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin –  –  USD annually