EDA / CAD Engineer

Senior EDA / CAD Engineer

We are a team of passionate, accomplished professionals working in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we continuously develop technologies to meet the demands of both current and future electronic systems. If you enjoy being part of a high-tech scale-up environment and are motivated by pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, this opportunity may be a strong match.
We are seeking an EDA/CAD Engineer, based in a hybrid work model.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain an integrated analog/digital EDA environment, including installation, configuration, and support of tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys platforms, and Siemens Calibre/AFS.
• Flow development & automation: design, automate, and validate robust CAD flows for simulation, physical verification, parasitic extraction, and reliability analysis.
• Methodology support: provide expert guidance to analog and digital design engineers; troubleshoot tool issues; optimize design methodologies for performance and quality.
• Vendor management: act as the primary technical contact with EDA vendors to resolve complex issues, drive bug fixes, and evaluate new versions/features.
• PDK installation & support: contribute to installation, qualification, and deployment of PDKs for advanced technology nodes.
• Design enablement: create and maintain documentation, training materials, and scripts to ensure teams can use design tools and flows effectively.
• Continuous improvement: proactively identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that enhance productivity, accuracy, and turnaround time.

Skills

• Strong programming abilities: Shell, Python, Perl, Tcl, SKILL; capability to develop simple GUIs; Make-based build automation.
• Solid understanding of chip-design lifecycles and digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design flows.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and vendors.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and capability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in EDA/CAD flow development while balancing stakeholder needs (quality, schedule, compute efficiency).

Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of experience in EDA/CAD engineering supporting both analog and digital IC design teams.
• Proven experience with advanced technology nodes and associated PDKs.
• Practical knowledge of industry-standard methodologies, tool licensing, revision control, and release management.
• Hands-on expertise with key tools across:
  • Analog/RF: Cadence Virtuoso Schematic/Layout, ADE, Spectre/APS/AFS
  • Physical Verification: Siemens Calibre, Cadence Pegasus
  • Parasitic Extraction: Cadence Quantus
  • Digital Implementation: Synopsys Design Compiler, IC Compiler II; Cadence Innovus
• Deep data-management experience (e.g., Git, Cliosoft) enabling consistent, flexible multi-project/multi-discipline flow setup and database tagging.