Senior CAD & AI Optimization Engineer

MaC VC

Cork

On-site

EUR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Salary package and bonuses
Relocation support
Employee stock purchase scheme
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Education assistance
Insurance and wellbeing

Job summary

QT Technologies Ireland Limited in Cork seeks a senior CAD/EDA engineer to lead development of advanced automated reasoning frameworks and optimization solutions for next-generation semiconductor design. You will architect scalable software, drive cross‑functional initiatives, and mentor distributed teams across hardware, software, and research.

The role requires deep skills in Python, graph theory, and optimization, with a track record delivering production‑quality systems and contributing to

Qualifications

  • Proven track record in automated reasoning and AI optimization for large-scale problems.
  • Deep expertise in graph theory and combinatorial optimization.
  • Experience architecting production-grade constraint reasoning frameworks.
  • Strong leadership in production software, CI/CD, testing, and maintainability.
  • Expert-level Python programming and mentoring.
  • Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
  • Ability to translate EDA/semiconductor requirements into scalable solutions.
  • Mentoring and knowledge sharing experience.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Skills

Automated reasoning
AI optimization
Constraint solving
Graph theory
Python
Leadership
Stakeholder management
Algorithms

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science / Applied Mathematics / Operations Research / Electrical Engineering
PhD preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering

Tools

Synthesis tools
CAD tool development
Data visualization tools

Job description

QT Technologies Ireland Limited in Cork seeks a senior CAD/EDA engineer to lead development of advanced automated reasoning frameworks and optimization solutions for next-generation semiconductor design. You will architect scalable software, drive cross‑functional initiatives, and mentor distributed teams across hardware, software, and research.

The role requires deep skills in Python, graph theory, and optimization, with a track record delivering production‑quality systems and contributing to

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