Sr. PD Methodology Engineer, Annapurna Labs - Cloud Scale Machine Learning
Core
Design and optimize hardware for cloud-scale machine learning accelerators (AWS Inferentia, Trainium) by defining and deploying physical design methodologies.
Role type
Senior IC ASIC Physical Design Methodology Engineer
Builds
Custom ML inference and training datacenter servers
Domain
Semiconductor / Cloud Infrastructure / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
ASIC physical design, RTL2GDS flow, power gating, low power design, EDA tool evaluation, Python/TCL scripting, CI/CD pipelines, version control
Preferred skills
RTL coding and debug, performance/power/area analysis, Master's or Ph.D. in EE
Technologies
AWS Inferentia, Trainium, 16nm+ nodes, EDA tools, Python, TCL
Responsibilities
Define and deploy physical design methodologies, optimize CAD flows for PPA/TAT, interface with RTL/Package/DFT teams, troubleshoot digital tool flows, create project tracking dashboards
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC