Senior Principal EDA Engineer – CMOS ASICs & Quantum ICs

Personio; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Share options scheme

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Quantum Motion is seeking a Principal EDA Engineer to drive the EDA environment, support tape-out and interface with foundries for advanced CMOS ASICs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and shape the flow from concept to volume production in a cutting-edge quantum computing program.

The role requires deep expertise in Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre, and ADS, plus strong scripting in Python, Bash and Perl. London-based, with a competitive package and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 15y+ of experience supporting the delivery of CMOS ASICs in advanced PDKs.
• Interfacing foundry/aggregators with solid understanding of the fabrication deliveries and sign‑off criteria.
• Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso, Siemens Calibre and Keysight ADS.
• Scripting ability in Python, Bash, Perl.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining all EDA environments within the company.
• Managing the EDA team resources across multiple projects and teams.
• Work alongside the design and layout engineers in the tape-out flow ensuring the quality of the submitted GDS.
• Managing the interface with the foundry for ASIC fabrication flows.
• Supporting the design teams providing technical expertise on tools usage and workflows.
• Developing scripts to automate and improve design processes.
• Debugging EDA issues including raising support tickets with tool vendors.

Skills

CMOS ASICs

Python scripting

Bash

Perl

EDA workflows

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Siemens Calibre

Keysight ADS

Job description

Quantum Motion is seeking a Principal EDA Engineer to drive the EDA environment, support tape-out and interface with foundries for advanced CMOS ASICs. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and shape the flow from concept to volume production in a cutting-edge quantum computing program.

The role requires deep expertise in Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre, and ADS, plus strong scripting in Python, Bash and Perl. London-based, with a competitive package and growth opportunities.