Design Automation Engineer (STA) - Python Scripting

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera in San Jose, CA is seeking a DA Engineer to join its static timing analysis team, contributing to flow development and STA tooling for advanced digital design projects. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Synopsys PrimeTime and Cadence Tempus, strong scripting skills (Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl), and will help with timing closure and flow robustness.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining STA methodologies, interfacing with CAD teams, and automating build, test,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of Static Timing Analysis experience.
• Experience with Liberty (.lib) model format and STA-tool based workflows.
• Scripting experience in Python, Tcl, Shell or Perl is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support STA flows.
• Collaborate on timing modeling and methodology improvements.
• Interface with CAD/DA teams for flow integration.
• Develop, test, and debug software tools and flows used in design automation.

Skills

Static Timing Analysis

Scripting (Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Liberty (.lib) model format

Job description

Altera in San Jose, CA is seeking a DA Engineer to join its static timing analysis team, contributing to flow development and STA tooling for advanced digital design projects. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Synopsys PrimeTime and Cadence Tempus, strong scripting skills (Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl), and will help with timing closure and flow robustness.

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining STA methodologies, interfacing with CAD teams, and automating build, test,