EDA Infrastructure Engineer

University of Southern California; California; On-site; USD 157,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern California’s MOSIS 2.0 PIES team seeks an EDA Infrastructure Engineer to maintain multi-vendor EDA tool flows and manage cloud-based usage and IP repositories. The role includes supporting internal and external users and enabling a collaborative, cloud-driven EDA ecosystem across hubs.

Candidates should have a master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field and at least five years’ experience with diverse EDA flows, including analog and digital design and IP

Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience with multiple EDA vendor flows.
• Experience deploying EDA tools on commercial cloud platforms.
• Experience with analog and digital design and IP development.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining EDA tool flows for tools from multiple vendors, with emphasis on digital flows.
• Managing cloud platform for EDA tool usage and IP repository.
• Support internal and external EDA users.
• Supporting collaborative cloud-based EDA ecosystem for hub and inter-hub use.

Skills

EDA flows experience

Cloud deployment

Analog & digital design

IP maintenance

Education

Master's degree

Doctorate

Tools

Ansys

Cadence

Keysight

Siemens

Synopsys

Job description

The MOSIS 2.0 PIES Team is Hiring Background: The California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub (California DREAMS) will promote innovation and lab-to-fab transition for RF and other technologies in the Southern California region. MOSIS 2.0 will play a critical role in providing access to university nanofabs and industry prototyping and production fabs in support of rapid prototyping for Government- and Industry-funded R&D projects. The primary end uses for the service span from advanced RF-spectrum communications and sensing applications such as 5G/6G and related domains to advanced digital design, 2.5D chiplet designs, and emerging 3D designs. The Prototype Integration and Engineering Services (PIES) team will operate within MOSIS 2.0 to provide engineering support for users bridging the valley between innovations and production. MOSIS 2.0 PIES team is hiring an EDA Infrastructure Engineer that will be part of a core team at USC/ISI complemented by a distributed team at our partner university labs and industry fabs.

Location: California (On-site at the Information Sciences Institute, Marina del Rey Office)

Position Type: Full-Time, Research/Support Role, MOSIS 2.0 (California DREAMS Microelectronics Commons)

Key responsibilities

• Maintaining EDA tool flows for tools from multiple vendors, with an emphasis on digital flows
• Managing cloud platform for EDA tool usage and IP repository
• Support internal and external EDA users
• Supporting collaborative cloud-based EDA ecosystem for hub and inter-hub use

Experience

• Experience using and developing flows for tools from Ansys, Cadence, Keysight, Siemens, and Synopsys tools (not all five required but experience across vendors desired)
• Experience with deployment and use of EDA tools on commercial cloud platforms
• Experience with analog and digital design
• Experience with IP module maintenance and usage

Requirements

• Applicants selected for this position will require access to ITAR/EAR/OFAC materials. According to U.S. government regulations, ONLY U.S. citizens OR lawful permanent residents (green card) are eligible for ITAR/EAR/OFAC access.
• Minimum of master’s level degree in electrical engineering, materials science, physics, or related degree covering fundamentals of microelectronics engineering principles and fabrication technologies
• Five years of experience with a variety of EDA flows from a variety of vendors. Experience spanning analog and digital design and IP development, usage, and maintenance.

Minimum Education

• Master's degree
• Addtional Education Requirements Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education

Minimum Experience

• 3 years

Minimum Skills

• Working knowledge of electrical and computer engineering.

Preferred Education

• Doctorate

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The annual base salary range for this position is $156,918 - $180,000.