ASIC/SOC CAD Engineer

MatX; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance

4 weeks paid time off

$1,500 yearly for professional development

401K with 5% company contribution

Monthly $50 for personal perks

Job summary

A leading technology company in Mountain View is seeking a Physical Design CAD Engineer to enhance its Physical Design flow. The candidate should possess a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years of experience in ASIC Physical Design. Responsibilities include maintaining CAD infrastructure, automating processes, and collaborating with EDA vendors. The role supports a hybrid work schedule requiring attendance in the office three days a week. Competitive compensation based on experience and location, along with substantial benefits and perks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design.
• Experience with EDA tools and methodologies for ASIC development.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve Physical Design flow from RTL to GDSII.
• Automate back-end runs and generate metrics.
• Evaluate and deploy EDA tools for performance optimization.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Programming languages (Perl, Python, TCL)

Industry-standard ASIC tools and methodologies

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CAD tools for ASIC design

Job description

What MatX Is Building

MatX's mission is to make the world’s best AI models run as efficiently as allowed by physics, bringing the world years ahead in AI quality and availability. MatX is seeking a Physical Design CAD Engineer to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. The ASIC/SOC Physically Design CAD Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining our CAD flow and infrastructure to produce performant and functionally correct silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management, high-speed connectivity, and other key technologies in leading-edge process nodes.

What You’ll Do Here

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve MatX's Physical Design flow, from RTL to GDSII flow, including construction and sign-off
• Automate back-end runs, create reports, post-process logs, generate metrics, and extract insights
• Evaluate, select, and deploy EDA tools and methodologies to produce best-in-class Performance-Power-Area results
• Work with EDA tool vendors to drive issues and enhancements to closure
• Train and support flow users and resolve any issues they might face
• Manage licenses, compute, and storage and optimize for efficiency and cost
• May include some development and support of the front-end CAD flow

Who You Are

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Perl, Python, and TCL
• Expertise developing/using industry-standard ASIC tools and methodologies for construction (e.g. partitioning, floorplanning, synthesis, place & route, clocking) and sign-off (equivalency, extraction, timing, power estimation, EMIR, physical verification)
• This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday

Bonus Points If You Have

• 8 years of industry experience in ASIC Physical Design and/or CAD
• Experience with EDA license management, LSF and equivalent job schedulers, and cloud-based silicon development is a big plus

Compensation

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.

• 0-5 years of experience - $120,000 - $200,000 + equity
• 5-10 years of experience - $120,000 - $300,000 + equity
• 10+ years experience - $120,000 - $400,000 + equity

What We Offer

• A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
• Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
• Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
• Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
• Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
• Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
• Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
• Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
• Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
• MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
• Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our team and our focus on creating an inviting and inclusive work experience, MatX is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. This offer of employment is contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.

MatX does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People team and any resumes submitted are deemed to be the property of MatX.