Architecting CAD/EDA Tooling at Scale

Cognichip; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule: 4 days in office, 1/2

Job summary

Cognichip is hiring a Staff CAD/EDA Tools Engineer to own the EDA tool ecosystem's application layer, wrapper scripts, CLI tooling, and container images. You will ensure reliable, scalable tooling for chip design workflows and collaborate with DevOps on license servers and deployment.

The role emphasizes building dependable software that enables engineers and AI agents to run open-source and commercial EDA tools in cloud-scale environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or closely related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software/tools engineering and CAD/EDA infrastructure.
• Hands-on with open-source EDA/HDL tools like Verilator, Yosys, Icarus Verilog, or similar RTL tools.
• Strong scripting and software engineering skills in Python and Bash, including building CLI tools or wrappers around third-party software.
• Solid working knowledge of Docker: Dockerfiles, building and versioning images, troubleshooting containerized environments.
• Familiarity with digital design EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence and Siemens.
• Comfortable working in Linux environments and debugging tool, build, and dependency issues independently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve wrapper scripts and CLI tooling with a consistent interface across open-source EDA tools and commercial tools.
• Build, harden, and version Docker images packaging EDA tools with dependencies and licenses.
• Own the application layer of the EDA tool stack end-to-end: evaluate and integrate new open-source tools and write scripts/configs to make them usable in design/verification flows.
• Diagnose and fix tool compatibility issues, version drift, and build breakages across simulators, synthesis tools, and container environments.
• Support application-layer license configuration for commercial EDA tools, partnering with DevOps.
• Collaborate with DevOps on container deployment and consumption; own container image content and correctness.
• Partner with RTL design, verification, and AI/ML engineers to translate workflow needs into tooling.
• Write documentation for tool usage, wrapper APIs, and container images for self-serve access.

Skills

Software/tools engineering

Python

Bash

Linux debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Verilator

Yosys

Icarus Verilog

Docker

Job description

Cognichip is hiring a Staff CAD/EDA Tools Engineer to own the EDA tool ecosystem's application layer, wrapper scripts, CLI tooling, and container images. You will ensure reliable, scalable tooling for chip design workflows and collaborate with DevOps on license servers and deployment.

The role emphasizes building dependable software that enables engineers and AI agents to run open-source and commercial EDA tools in cloud-scale environments.