Senior EDA/CAD Engineer - Analog & Digital Flows Architect

Academic Key; Saint-Sulpice; Remote; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Kandou is seeking an experienced EDA/CAD Engineer to join our team in Saint-Sulpice, with options for UK or India as well. You will manage an integrated analog/digital CAD flow, implement automation, and support PDKs for advanced nodes.

You will collaborate with design teams and vendors to improve tool performance and reliability. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in EDA/CAD, hands-on experience with Cadence, Synopsys, and Calibre tools, and strong scripting skills in Python/Shell/Tcl.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years in an EDA/CAD engineering role supporting analog and digital IC design teams.
• Hands-on experience with advanced technology nodes and PDKs.
• Experience with industry-standard methodologies, tool licensing, revision control, and release management.
• Proficient with Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys IC Compiler II, Design Compiler, and layout tools; familiarity with Calibre and Pegasus.
• Knowledge of data management tools such as Git and Cliosoft.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain an integrated analog/digital EDA environment with Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys platforms, and Siemens Calibre/AFS.
• Develop, automate, and validate robust CAD flows for simulation, physical verification, parasitic extraction, and reliability analysis.
• Provide guidance to analog/digital design engineers; troubleshoot tool issues; optimize methodologies for performance and quality.
• Serve as primary technical contact with EDA vendors to resolve issues and evaluate new versions/features.
• Install and support PDKs for advanced technology nodes; contribute to qualification and deployment.
• Create documentation, training materials, and scripts to enable teams to use tools effectively.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement productivity improvements in CAD flows.

Skills

Shell

Python

Perl

Tcl

Make-based

GUI development

Education

BSc/MSc in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre/APS/AFS

Siemens Calibre

Cadence Pegasus

Cadence Quantus

Synopsys Design Compiler

IC Compiler II

Cadence Innovus

Git

Cliosoft

Job description

Kandou is seeking an experienced EDA/CAD Engineer to join our team in Saint-Sulpice, with options for UK or India as well. You will manage an integrated analog/digital CAD flow, implement automation, and support PDKs for advanced nodes.

You will collaborate with design teams and vendors to improve tool performance and reliability. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in EDA/CAD, hands-on experience with Cadence, Synopsys, and Calibre tools, and strong scripting skills in Python/Shell/Tcl.