Remote EDA PDK Engineer for IC Design

SkyWater Technology; BLOOMINGTON (MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Life insurance

Benefits from day one

On-site fitness facility

Job summary

SkyWater Technology, based in the Minneapolis area, seeks an EDA engineer to enable digital and AMS IC design using PDKs across multiple technologies. You will contribute to PDK development, tool workflows, and customer support.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with physical design flows, IP design, and Linux-based environments, with collaboration across internal teams and customer sites.

Qualifications

• BS (3-5 years exp.) or MS (2-3 years exp.) in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Prior IC design and/or EDA development experience.
• Understanding of digital IC design from architecture to GDSII and IC fabrication workflow.
• Hands-on familiarity with EDA physical design flows across multiple process nodes using industry tools.
• Strong IP design understanding (analog and digital).
• Experience with Synopsys or Cadence physical implementations and related workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and validate digital and AMS IC design PDKs for new technologies.
• Act as liaison between internal teams, design houses, vendors and customers for tape-out and manufacture.
• Provide technical support for customers using SkyWater PDKs and IP collateral.
• Coordinate 3rd party PDK/IP developers to ensure timely, correct deliverables.
• Enhance, test, and support existing PDKs, including release and version management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

IC design

EDA development

RTL to GDSII

IP design

Linux familiarity

Python scripting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synopsys Physical Implementation

Cadence Physical Implementation

Innovus

Fusion Compiler

Calibre

xACT 3D

Quantus

StarRC

VoltusFI

Job description

SkyWater Technology, based in the Minneapolis area, seeks an EDA engineer to enable digital and AMS IC design using PDKs across multiple technologies. You will contribute to PDK development, tool workflows, and customer support.

The role requires strong hands-on experience with physical design flows, IP design, and Linux-based environments, with collaboration across internal teams and customer sites.