Engineer, Staff|5290 Engineer, Staff|5290

ALTEN; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN is hiring a CAD development engineer to join their global team in San Diego, California. The role involves developing tools for RTL2GDS implementation, supporting CAD tools and flows, and collaborating with design teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering, 8-12 years of experience, and hands-on expertise in CAD tools. Familiarity with Tcl, Python, and EDA vendor tools is preferred. This position promises an engaging role focused on innovative methodologies in SoC design.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in developing and maintaining CAD tools for digital design.
• Knowledge of industry EDA tools and PPA optimization techniques.
• 8-12 years of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support CAD tools and flows for Synthesis, Floorplanning, Place and Route.
• Debug issues and provide solutions for design closure in advanced process nodes.
• Collaborate with design teams and EDA vendors.

Skills

CAD tool development

EDA tools knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Team spirit

Customer-oriented mindset

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Tcl

Python

EDA vendor tools

Job description

Overview

Join our Technologies Inc Global CAD team delivering SoC design CAD tools for leading-edge products. The position requires an experienced CAD development engineer to develop RTL2GDS implementation tools and flows for new methodologies of PPA and sign-off in cutting-edge process nodes. CAD team at QCOM is looking for long-term temp staffing for driving tools and flows for upcoming Snapdragon products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support CAD tools and flows for Synthesis, Floorplanning, Place and Route, and ECO
• Debug issues and provide solutions for design closure in advanced process nodes
• Regression, test, analysis of QoR results and develop recipes for PPA and runtime/compute optimization
• Collaborate with design teams and CAD teams
• Interface with EDA vendors to enable production-ready tool sets that satisfy project requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise in developing and maintaining CAD tools for digital design
• Knowledge of industry EDA tools and PPA optimization techniques
• Strong logical and creative problem-solving skills with excellent analytical and debugging abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with the ability to work independently
• Highly motivated, excellent team spirit, product- and customer-oriented
• 8-12 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years CAD flow development for ASIC design, floorplanning, placement and routing, and related work experience
• 2+ years of experience in advanced process technology
• 2+ years experience with EDA vendor tools
• 2+ years hands-on experience with Tcl and Python languages

Education Qualifications

Required: Bachelors in Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering with courses on VLSI and/or CAD tools