CAD Engineer - Infrastructure

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Cupertino, CA is seeking a CAD Engineer focused on compute and design infrastructure to support the Custom ASIC Silicon team. You will enable a high-performance design environment for semiconductor development and collaborate with IT to optimize on-premise and cloud-based workflows.

The role emphasizes building and maintaining compute infrastructure, licensing, CI/CD for hardware design, and capacity planning to support large-scale simulations and verifications.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years in CAD/EDA infrastructure or semiconductor design environments.
• Experience managing compute infrastructure for semiconductor or ASIC design teams.
• Familiarity with EDA license server management (FlexLM/FlexNet).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, shell, Perl, or Tcl).
• Experience with version control systems (Git, Perforce) in a hardware design context.
• Knowledge of Linux-based HPC environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain compute infrastructure supporting CAS design and verification activities.
• Configure and manage EDA tool environments and license servers for the CAS engineering team.
• Support deployment of HPC clusters and storage systems for large-scale simulation and verification workloads.
• Implement CI systems for design validation within the CAS flow.
• Monitor compute resource utilization and provide capacity planning recommendations.
• Manage EDA tool access, licensing, and version control across the CAS team.
• Collaborate with IT to optimize on-premise and cloud-based design environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues impacting design team productivity.
• Develop and document infrastructure best practices and SOPs for the CAS organization.

Skills

CAD/EDA infra

Scripting

Version control

Linux HPC

EDA license servers

Cloud/CI/CD

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

FlexLM/FlexNet

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

About the Role

Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide.

We are seeking aCAD Engineerwith a focus oncompute and design infrastructureto support our Custom ASIC Silicon (CAS) team. This role is critical to enabling a high-performance design environment that empowers our engineering teams to execute at the cutting edge of semiconductor development.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Implement and maintain compute infrastructure supporting CAS design and verification activities
• Configure and manage EDA tool environments and license servers for the CAS engineering team
• Support the deployment of high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and storage systems for large-scale simulation and verification workloads
• Implement continuous integration systems for design validation within the CAS flow
• Monitor compute resource utilization and provide capacity planning recommendations
• Manage EDA tool access, licensing, and version control across the CAS team
• Collaborate with IT and infrastructure teams to optimize on-premise and cloud-based design environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues impacting design team productivity
• Develop and document infrastructure best practices and standard operating procedures for the CAS organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in CAD/EDA infrastructure or semiconductor design environments
• Experience managing compute infrastructure for semiconductor or ASIC design teams
• Familiarity with EDA license server management (e.g., FlexLM/FlexNet)
• Strong scripting skills (Python, shell, Perl, or Tcl)
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git, Perforce) in a hardware design context
• Knowledge of Linux-based HPC environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• M.S. in relevant engineering discipline
• Experience with cloud-based EDA infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure)
• Background in high-performance computing environments for VLSI design
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines applied to hardware design flows
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) in EDA environments
• Understanding of storage systems and network architecture for large design databases