IC Design CAD Engineer

Gsme; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in San Jose seeks a Semiconductor CAD Engineer to design and maintain EDA infrastructure. Responsibilities include administering EDA tools, managing PDKs, and supporting compute farms in RHEL/CentOS environments. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience with EDA tools, and strong scripting skills. This role offers attractive opportunities for automation and workflow development, contributing directly to semiconductor design efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Experience working with semiconductor design teams.
• Knowledge of containerization/cloud-based EDA environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain EDA tools.
• Support Linux-based compute farms.
• Develop automation scripts for design workflows.

Skills

EDA tools expertise

Shell scripting (Bash, Python, Tcl)

PDK installation and validation

Compute farm scheduling

NFS storage management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, or Siemens EDA

HPC infrastructure

Job scheduling systems (LSF, Slurm)

Job description

A leading semiconductor company in San Jose seeks a Semiconductor CAD Engineer to design and maintain EDA infrastructure. Responsibilities include administering EDA tools, managing PDKs, and supporting compute farms in RHEL/CentOS environments. Candidates should have a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, experience with EDA tools, and strong scripting skills. This role offers attractive opportunities for automation and workflow development, contributing directly to semiconductor design efficiency.