Senior Design Automation Engineer

MaxLinear, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

MaxLinear, Inc. is offering an exciting opportunity in Bangalore for a role focused on the architecture and development of Digital Flows within the EDA team. The selected candidate will develop and debug SOC Design Methodologies, implement effective scripts for design teams, and verify EDA flows.

Candidates require either a Master's degree with two years of experience or a Bachelor's degree with three years of experience in relevant fields, alongside proficiency in scripting languages like Python and Perl.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 2+ years or BS with 3+ years of experience in design, CAD or EDA tools.
• Strong scripting abilities in Python, Perl, Shell, and Tcl.
• Experience with Front-end Digital Design and Digital Verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, debugs, and tests SOC Design Methodologies using Commercial EDA tools.
• Implements defined flows/scripts to help design teams execute their tasks.
• Verify EDA flows generate correct results and setup tool regressions.

Skills

Python

Perl

Shell

Tcl

UNIX knowledge

Debugging skills

Data structures and algorithms

Education

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 2+ years experience or BS with 3+ years experience

Tools

Cadence EDA Tools

Synopsys EDA Tools

Siemens EDA Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

Exciting opportunity to work on Digital Flows/Methodologies architecture and development in EDA team at MaxLinear, Bangalore. Enable EDA flows and qualify tools on cutting edge IPs before rolling them to the wider community. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Develops, maintains, debugs and tests SOC Design Methodologies using Commercial EDA tools
• Implements flows/scripts, defined by experts, to help design teams execute Front-End (RTL) to Back-End (GDS) flows seamlessly
• Verify EDA flows are generating correct results (flow signoff) and setup tool regressions
• Work closely with Engg IT and Database Mgmt teams to setup flows which work well with the Engineering Compute Infra in MaxLinear Datacenters
• Support design engineers on the flow setup and resolve their queries

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 2+ years or BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 3+ years of demonstrated experience in design, CAD or EDA tools support and development
• Must have strong scripting abilities in Python and/or Perl, Shell and Tcl. Experience in using AI tools effectively for productivity enhancement
• Experience with Front-end Digital Design and/or PD and/or Digital Verification methodologies
• Must have experience with Cadence/Synopsys/Siemens EDA Tools in these domains
• Should be very good in data structures, algorithms and logical interpretation
• Strong skills in debugging and analyzing techniques to understand existing scripts/flows; Ability to work independently and explore new domains
• Must have UNIX knowledge and experience with data-management (version control) software
• Familiarize with hands-on usage with IDEs Eclipse/PyCharm or any equivalent
• Ability to document design methodologies & provide training on tools and workflows to design teams
• Demonstrated experience with various EDA software, flows and architectures
• Strong written and verbal interpersonal skills and track record of success in a collaborative team environment