Grid Engineer: Scale EDA Compute & Workflows

PCL Construction, Inc.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Grid Engineer to design, develop, and support expanding grid infrastructure and workflows that power EDA workloads.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and provide technical leadership to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of grid systems. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, works well with diverse teams, and continuously improves large-scale computing environments.

Qualifications

• 2.5+ years in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or HPC role.
• Experience with job schedulers such as LSF, SGE, RTDA, SLURM or similar.
• Proficient with Unix/Linux operating systems and file systems.
• Fundamental programming/scripting in csh, Bash, Perl, Python, Tcl, and/or C/C++.
• DevOps or Git/Jenkins workflow experience a plus.
• Experience with EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens.
• Familiarity with ML/AI frameworks (e.g., LLM, TensorFlow) is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve performance, scalability, and utilization of clustered compute systems.
• Serve as primary technical contact for end users on simulations and best practices.
• Design and maintain software to drive, tune, and monitor EDA workloads in the compute grid.
• Document compute grid infrastructure and EDA workflows clearly.
• Research emerging software and technologies to support recommendations and purchases.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, stable grid operations.

Skills

Job schedulers

Unix/Linux

Scripting (bash, Python, Tcl, Perl)

C/C++ programming

DevOps / Git/Jenkins

EDA tool familiarity (Cadence, Synops,

Machine Learning frameworks (ML)

Communication / teamwork

High-Performance Computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Siemens

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Grid Engineer to design, develop, and support expanding grid infrastructure and workflows that power EDA workloads.

You will collaborate with engineering teams and provide technical leadership to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability of grid systems. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, works well with diverse teams, and continuously improves large-scale computing environments.