CAD Engineer/Staff CAD Engineer

ZipRecruiter; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Staff CAD Engineer (Infrastructure) to support and improve CAD design tool usage and flows. This role involves managing EDA infrastructure, optimizing compute resources, and enhancing tool performance within a collaborative environment with global teams. The position requires a strong technical background in engineering and proficiency with various EDA tools.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in industry required.
• Expert level understanding of Linux and EDA tools.
• Experience in load balancing systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage EDA infrastructure and develop system monitors.
• Implement best-in-class CAD license and hardware resource monitors.
• Enhance EDA tool performance through optimization of architectures.

Skills

Linux

Python

tcl/csh/bash scripting

High-level communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

B.S. or M.S. in electrical/computer engineering or related fields

Tools

Cadence

Siemens

Synopsys

Job description

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary: $165,000 to $175,000

Role:

In your role as a Staff CAD Engineer (Infrastructure), you will support and improve CAD design tool usage and flows. Projects will have high visibility with a world-wide team of development engineers. This position emphasizes EDA compute infrastructure. You will play a critical role in improving the engineering compute infrastructure for efficiency and scalability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the EDA infrastructure and create/develop system monitors to support custom analog-mixed signal and digital design projects
  
• Implement best-in-class CAD license and hardware resource monitors.
  
• Develop benchmark and QA systems to qualify flows and to improve datacenter hardware specifications.
  
• Enhance EDA tool performance through optimization of compute (CPU, GPU) and storage architectures.
• Develop strategies for using load balancing and methodologies for bursting peak workloads into private cloud datacenters.
• Actively participate in CAD infrastructure planning with IT to improve productivity.
  
• Support tool bugs and issues, working closely with world-wide design teams and EDA vendors.
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical/computer engineering or related engineering disciplines. Relevant work experience in industry commensurate to the title.
• Expert level understanding of Linux system and tools, as well as tcl/csh/bash scripting.
• Expertise in Python and Python/Qt GUI programming.
• High-level communication and organizational/execution skills to effectively drive CAD projects and priorities with Credo design teams and design tool vendors.
• Expertise in Cadence, Siemens, and/or Synopsys EDA tool solutions. Good technical understanding of EDA design flows in one or more of the following areas RC extraction, physical verification, analog simulators (especially for high-frequency RF designs), packaging tools and SI/PI analysis, RTL design/optimization/verification, SOC physical design.
  

Skills:

• Experience in administering load balancing systems like LSF and SGE is a big plus.