ECAD Cadence Automation & AI Engineer

Amazon Lab126; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Lab126 in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an ECAD Application Development Engineer to customize Cadence tools and extend ECAD workflows, combining hardware design with AI-driven automation.

You will lead design, development, and support of OrCAD/Allegro/Pulse extensions, integrate TCL/SKILL scripts, and collaborate with PDM/PLM teams to scale engineering tools. This role emphasizes applying AI/ML techniques to design review and generation, and requires strong Java and scripting experience.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with Java and scripting languages like Perl, Python, Unix shell scripts, VBA and MS Excel.
• 3+ years of work experience with Electronic Design Automation tools.
• Design experience using EDA tools (OrCAD/System Capture/Allegro PCB/Pulse PDM).
• Development experience using SKILL, Tcl.
• Fluency in AI/ML/LLM technologies and their practical applications in software development and automation.
• BS/MS degree in Electrical Eng. or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the maintenance and support of Cadence suite of applications (OrCAD, Allegro, System Capture, Pulse).
• Design, develop, implement and support Cadence extensions, features and customizations.
• Explore and implement AI/ML-powered features for intelligent design review, automated design generation, and design optimization.
• Support, enhance, and develop integrations with PDM/PLM toolsets and workflows.
• Develop custom OrCAD workflows and process automations
• Develop automations using Tcl/SKILL scripting
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate large language models (LLMs) and machine learning capabilities into ECAD workflows.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Cadence toolset and ECAD data management
• Diagnose and solve a range of issues, including, but not limited to: software deployment, platform interoperability, EDA systems, installation and licensing.
• Interact with business customers to understand and document their business processes and requirements.
• Create business requirements documents, system configuration documents, detailed functional design documents, test plans and test cases, user training documents and implementation documents.

Skills

Software development

Java

Perl

Python

Unix shell

VBA

MS Excel

AI/ML

SKILL scripting

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Eng. or related

Tools

OrCAD

Allegro

System Capture

Pulse

Job description

Amazon Lab126 in Sunnyvale, CA seeks an ECAD Application Development Engineer to customize Cadence tools and extend ECAD workflows, combining hardware design with AI-driven automation.

You will lead design, development, and support of OrCAD/Allegro/Pulse extensions, integrate TCL/SKILL scripts, and collaborate with PDM/PLM teams to scale engineering tools. This role emphasizes applying AI/ML techniques to design review and generation, and requires strong Java and scripting experience.