RFIC EDA Engineer - Analog & RF Flows

SpaceX; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

SpaceX seeks an EDA Engineer (RFIC Engineering) to support and improve the IC design environment used by silicon design teams. The role covers analog/RF/mixed-signal and digital silicon workflows, focusing on reliable EDA tools, reproducible PDK usage, and productive designers.

This growth-oriented position requires strong fundamentals in electrical/computer engineering or computer science, Linux, and scripting, with collaboration across design, IT, foundries, and vendors to triage issues and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
• 2+ years of experience in EDA/CAD support, IC design flow development, silicon design, physical verification, verification infrastructure, and/or CAD automation.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day EDA/CAD workflows for RFIC and silicon engineering teams, including tool launch, environment setup, PDK usage, simulation, physical verification, extraction, and related Linux workflows
• Support analog/RF/mixed-signal specific flows (Virtuoso, Spectre, EM tools, etc.) in addition to digital and physical verification flows
• Assist with PDK installation, qualification, version tracking, release notes, and deployment support for supported foundry processes
• Triage DRC, LVS, PEX, simulation, EM, license, HPC, and environment issues using reproducible debug practices
• Maintain and improve tool launch wrappers, setup scripts, environment modules, path configuration, project templates, and onboarding material
• Build lightweight automation in Python, Tcl, SKILL, shell, Perl, Makefile, or similar languages for log collection, preflight checks, license/tool health checks, regression reporting, and recurring issue reduction
• Create and run targeted QA tests for PDK updates, tool upgrades, wrapper changes, vendor patches, and flow changes before broad deployment
• Maintain clear runbooks and Confluence documentation for common EDA flows
• Partner with design, layout, verification, physical design, IT/HPC, foundry, and EDA vendor teams to resolve blocked flows
• Identify recurring support patterns and help convert one‑off fixes into durable flow changes, documentation, automation, or vendor/IT escalations
• Support configuration‑management and data‑management workflows, such as Perforce, Cliosoft, or similar systems
• Contribute to modern EDA workflow improvements, including AI‑assisted log triage and runbook retrieval

Skills

Linux

Scripting

Python

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

2+ years of experience in EDA/CAD support, IC design flow development, silicon design, physical verification, verification infrastructure, and/or CAD automation

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre

Calibre

Python scripting

Job description

SpaceX seeks an EDA Engineer (RFIC Engineering) to support and improve the IC design environment used by silicon design teams. The role covers analog/RF/mixed-signal and digital silicon workflows, focusing on reliable EDA tools, reproducible PDK usage, and productive designers.

This growth-oriented position requires strong fundamentals in electrical/computer engineering or computer science, Linux, and scripting, with collaboration across design, IT, foundries, and vendors to triage issues and