Physical Design Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 14 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Good value derived from opportunities to work on innovative semiconductor designs within a reputable company.
- Opportunity to innovate in semiconductor technology
- Collaborative team culture encourages growth
- Competitive expectations necessitating experience
- Work within a respected tech company
Pros
- Engagement with impactful technologies in semiconductor development
- Access to a collaborative and learning-oriented team environment
- Contribution to significant advancements in cloud solutions
Cons
- Competitive hiring standards requiring extensive experience
- Potential pressure from tight project timelines
- May require occasional overtime depending on project phase
Who it's for
Mid / Senior • Hybrid / on-site but may include remote options
Good fit
- Physical design engineers passionate about semiconductor technology
- Team players excited about innovation and development
- Professionals with experience in EDA tools
Not recommended for
- New graduates without industry experience
- Candidates preferring non-collaborative work
- Those looking for a laid-back work environment
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Description
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
Annapurna Labs, as part of AWS, is looking for talented engineers to help us develop a semiconductor platform based on revolutionary architecture.
Take part in the development of cutting-edge products within a disruptive system architecture. You’ll have the opportunity to work on the technologies that power the world’s largest cloud provider, in a dynamic, open, and fast-paced environment. Amazon Web Services provides a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud, which powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.
We are looking for talented physical design implementation engineers to join our excellent Physical Design team, which develops Amazon’s next generation of products for the cloud market.
To learn more about Annapurna Labs, you're welcome to watch the following videos from recent re:Invents:
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Key job responsibilities
* Daily involvement in all aspects of physical design chip development (RTL2GDS), including floorplanning, synthesis, clock tree synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, physical verification testing, and equivalence checks.
* Being actively engaged in design-backend convergence aspects and defining timing constraints.
* Taking full end-to-end responsibility for the physical design of macros and clusters level, according to specifications, under challenging constraints, with focus on optimizing power, area, and performance.
* Participation in the development of design flows, using a variety of EDA tools and vendors such as Synopsis and Cadence.
* Engaged in defining implementation and signoff methodologies.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
