Staff Silicon Design Engineer - DTCO & PDK Development
AMD · Seoul, South Korea · Engineering
About this role
AMD is hiring a staff-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Seoul, South Korea. The posting calls out experience with Python, Linux, Testing, Embedded Systems.
- Role
- Hardware Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Location
- Seoul, South Korea
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Feb 25, 2026
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Job description
from AMD careersWHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING
At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career.
THE ROLE:
You will play a pivotal role in analyzing and optimizing semiconductor devices, ensuring robust performance under real-world conditions. Responsibilities include advanced DTCO of stdcell design, layout analysis, PDK management, DRC, LVS, PEX methodologies, capacitance modeling, EM analysis, IR Drop effects understanding, coupled with the ability to leverage Unix shell environments and scripting languages such as Perl and Python. This team is essential to the success of AMD as a growing company. It is a very exciting environment, and you will be working with the very best in our technology. You will be working on some of the most exciting projects the industry has to offer.