RFIC EDA Engineer: Hands-on Tool Automation

Future Ventures; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Paid vacation

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking an EDA Engineer to support RFIC and silicon engineering teams. You will manage tool launches, PDK integration, and automation to improve productivity across analog/RF/mixed-signal and digital flows.

The role emphasizes maintaining runbooks, documentation, and reproducible workflows in a fast-paced hardware environment. Ideal candidates have a strong Linux background, scripting skills (Python, Shell, Tcl, Perl), and hands-on experience with major EDA toolchains.

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
• Hands-on experience using Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre, Siemens Calibre, Synopsys/Cadence digital tools, Keysight ADS, EMX/HFSS, or similar tools
• Practical Linux and scripting experience with Python, shell, Tcl, Perl, Makefile, SKILL, or similar languages
• Exposure to PDK installation, PDK QA, foundry design-rule manuals, rule decks, model files, LVS mapping, extraction setup, or PDK release management

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 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 for log collection, preflight checks, license/tool health checks
• Create and run targeted QA tests for PDK updates, tool upgrades, wrapper changes, vendor patches, and flow changes
• Maintain clear runbooks and Confluence documentation for common EDA flows

Skills

EDA/CAD support

IC design flow

Linux

Scripting

Python

Shell

PDK

Flow development

Automation

Education

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

Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or related field

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre

Siemens Calibre

Synopsys Cadence digital tools

Keysight ADS

EMX/HFSS

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking an EDA Engineer to support RFIC and silicon engineering teams. You will manage tool launches, PDK integration, and automation to improve productivity across analog/RF/mixed-signal and digital flows.

The role emphasizes maintaining runbooks, documentation, and reproducible workflows in a fast-paced hardware environment. Ideal candidates have a strong Linux background, scripting skills (Python, Shell, Tcl, Perl), and hands-on experience with major EDA toolchains.