Standard Cell Design Enablement Lead - ON, Markham-1CV, Canada
Physical Design & EDA
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role is responsible for developing Standard Cell Libraries, supporting 3rd party Standard Cell Libraries for all AMD products, and in-house Process Characterization structures.
What you'll do
- Communicate with external standard cell library vendors regarding schedules, requirements, and statement of work (SOW).
- Drive communication with external standard cell library vendors and internal customers regarding library release schedules, contents, questions, and issues.
- Oversee the download, build, release, and QA of libraries.
- Coordinate the effort to download, build, release, and QA vendor standard cell libraries.
- Address requests and issues for standard cells.
What you'll need
- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor device physics and fabrication processes.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to semiconductor device performance.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with design, layout, and verification teams.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English.
- MSEE/MSCS in related field.
Nice to have
- Standard cell design and layout analysis.
- Proficiency in industry-standard EDA tools for PDK, DRC, LVS, Virtuoso, PEX, capacitance modeling, EMIR, and reliability analysis.
- Experience with IR Drop analysis techniques and tools.
- Schematic and layout entry, physical and logical verification, extraction, and timing characterization using industry standard EDA tools in advanced semiconductor processes.
- Ability to leverage Unix shell environments and scripting languages such as Perl and Python.
- Experience with SPICE simulation and familiarity with industry-standard modeling techniques.
Market context
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 84-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
692
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Median days open
84 d
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Median salary
$193k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (692 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 23 | 692 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 76 | 1430 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 33 d | 84 d (−51 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $193k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 165 open roles · median 167 d
- Synopsys · 52 open roles · median 35 d
- NVIDIA · 41 open roles · median 73 d
- Micron Technology · 40 open roles · median 114 d
- Qualcomm · 37 open roles · median 74 d
- GlobalFoundries · 28 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 692 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.