EDA Infrastructure / CAD Engineer

Prodapt ASIC services (Formerly Innovative Logic); San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Prodapt is seeking an experienced EDA Infrastructure & HPC Operations Engineer to manage the engineering compute infrastructure and EDA environments used by our semiconductor and R&D teams in San Jose, CA. You will deploy, administer, monitor, and provide operational support for HPC clusters, license servers, Linux systems, and user access.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in Linux administration, EDA infrastructure, automation, and HPC environments, with experience supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, CS, IT or related.
• 3+ years in HPC infrastructure administration for EDA/semiconductor IT.
• Experience with Linux-based engineering environments and distributed storage.
• Familiar with major EDA tool ecosystems and license management systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage deployment, administration, monitoring of HPC clusters and EDA tool environments.
• Handle license servers (FlexLM/FlexNet) and environment modules for toolchains.
• Support job schedulers (LSF, SLURM, Grid Engine, PBS) and queue policies.
• Improve automation, reliability, and performance of EDA compute infra.

Skills

HPC administration

EDA IT infra

Linux environments

Job schedulers

License management

Storage & NAS

Monitoring & reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Synopsys EDA tools

Cadence/Siemens EDA

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Prodapt is the largest specialized player in the Connectedness industry. As an AI-first strategic technology partner, Prodapt provides consulting, business reengineering, and managed services for the largest telecom and tech enterprises building networks and digital experiences of tomorrow. A ServiceNow-invested company, Prodapt has been recognized by Gartner as a Large, Telecom-Native, Regional IT Service Provider. Prodapt’s ASIC Services is a leading provider of SoC/ASIC RTL Design, UVM based verification, Emulation, FPGA based validation, DFT, RTL2GDSII, Physical Design using ICC2 and Innovus, Mask Layout, Firmware, Silicon Bringup. Analog mask layout. Our embedded services include device drivers, RTOS porting, and board bring-up. A “Great Place To Work® Certified™” company, Prodapt employs over 5,000 technology and domain experts in 30+ countries. Prodapt is part of the 130-year-old business conglomerate The Jhaver Group, which employs over 32,000 people across 80+ locations globally.

We are seeking an experienced EDA Infrastructure & HPC Operations Engineer to manage and support the engineering compute infrastructure and EDA application environments used by our semiconductor and R&D teams.

This role is responsible for the deployment, administration, monitoring, and operational support of HPC clusters, EDA tools, license servers, Linux systems, and user access environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux administration, EDA infrastructure, automation, and high-performance computing environments.

Key Responsibilities

EDA Application Environment Management

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain engineering and EDA applications.
• Manage software version trees, environment modules, and application dependencies.
• Execute qualification and validation testing for new tool releases and document results.
• Ensure stable and production-ready engineering tool environments.

EDA Tool Deployment & Support

• Install, patch, and maintain industry-standard EDA tools.
• Build and support new engineering environments requested by design teams.
• Troubleshoot tool installation, configuration, and runtime issues.
• Provide technical support to design, verification, and physical design teams.

License Server Administration

• Manage and monitor FlexLM/FlexNet and other engineering license management platforms.
• Troubleshoot licensing issues and user access challenges.
• Generate utilization, compliance, and idle-license reports.
• Optimize license allocation and usage across engineering teams.

HPC Cluster Operations

• Monitor cluster performance, resource utilization, and scheduler health.
• Support job schedulers such as LSF, SLURM, Grid Engine, or equivalent platforms.
• Investigate and resolve failed, stalled, or pending jobs.
• Implement queue management policies and resource optimization strategies.
• Produce utilization and performance reports for engineering leadership.
• Deploy, maintain, and support remote desktop and Linux access environments.
• Resolve user access, authentication, and session-related issues.
• Ensure a seamless and productive engineering user experience.

R&D Software Asset Management

• Manage software assets, license inventories, renewals, and compliance tracking.
• Support software procurement and onboarding activities.
• Drive software consolidation and standardization initiatives based on utilization metrics.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to optimize software investments.
• Provision, patch, and maintain Linux servers supporting engineering workloads.
• Troubleshoot storage, filesystem, network, and system performance issues.
• Develop scripts and automation tools to streamline operational activities, reporting, and monitoring.
• Improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in:
• HPC Infrastructure Administration
• EDA / Semiconductor IT Infrastructure
• Experience managing EDA environments used in semiconductor design organizations.
• Working knowledge of:
• Job Schedulers (LSF, SLURM, Grid Engine, PBS, or equivalent)
• License Management Systems (FlexLM/FlexNet)
• Linux-based engineering application environments
• Experience supporting Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens EDA (Mentor Graphics), or similar tool ecosystems.
• Familiarity with NFS, NAS, distributed storage, and HPC environments.
• Exposure to semiconductor design workflows including RTL Design, Verification, Physical Design, and DFT.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and reporting tools.