Remote RTL-to-GDSII Automation Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited; Redmond; Remote; AUD 136,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech in Redmond, WA, is seeking a Digital CAD Flow Developer to advance RTL-to-GDSII implementation flows using Synopsys RM. The role focuses on automation, debugging complex design issues, and enabling efficient SoC deployment across advanced tech nodes.

The candidate will develop, customize, and optimize flows, collaborate with design and EDA vendors, and train teams while delivering scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong scripting skills and ability to automate RTL-to-GDSII flows.
• Experience debugging complex design/tool-flow issues and root-cause analysis.
• Proven ability to optimize scripts for large-scale SoC designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RTL-to-GDSII flows, including flow creation and optimization.
• Drive automation and methodology improvements across implementation domains.
• Support RTL CDC, Synthesis, DFT, Floorplanning, P&R, CTS, Power, and PVS/EC tasks.
• Debug design and tool-flow issues, perform root cause analysis, and propose scalable solutions.
• Create documentation, train users, and present solutions to teams.
• Collaborate with design, CAD, and EDA vendors on flow challenges.

Skills

Shell

Perl

Tcl

Python

AWK

Make

C++

Tools

Verilog

DEF

Job description

HCLTech in Redmond, WA, is seeking a Digital CAD Flow Developer to advance RTL-to-GDSII implementation flows using Synopsys RM. The role focuses on automation, debugging complex design issues, and enabling efficient SoC deployment across advanced tech nodes.

The candidate will develop, customize, and optimize flows, collaborate with design and EDA vendors, and train teams while delivering scalable solutions.