Senior ASIC Design Engineer: EDA Flows & Tool Automation

Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR); San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered company with ASIC-focused hardware, seeks a Senior Design Engineer in the US to optimize EDA flows and drive our ASIC design environment in San Jose. You will architect tooling strategies, bridge hardware design and tool automation, and enhance cryptographic engine performance.

The role requires deep Cadence ADE knowledge, hands-onDigital design experience with Innovus/OpenROAD, and strong scripting in TCL, Python, BASH, and C/C++.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Deep Cadence ADE architecture, environment customization, and tool capabilities beyond standard circuit simulation usage.
• Intimate production-level familiarity with digital physical design tool flows, specifically Cadence Innovus or the OpenROAD framework.
• Fluency in scripting and programming languages essential to EDA automation, including TCL, Python, BASH, and C/C++.
• Solid understanding of the Bitcoin mining ecosystem, cryptographic hashing constraints, and optimization techniques like ASIC-boost.

Responsibilities

• EDA Flow Optimization: Own, develop, and maintain advanced digital and analog implementation flows, ensuring seamless integration of EDA tools across the design lifecycle.
• Tool Capability Mastery: Act as the internal subject matter expert on Cadence ADE and digital implementation suites, optimizing tool configurations, variables, and features to maximize engineer productivity and silicon performance.
• Physical Design Infrastructure: Drive and refine digital implementation flows utilizing Cadence Innovus or OpenROAD, focusing on floorplanning, placement, routing, and timing closure methodologies.
• Automation & Scripting: Create, extend, and maintain robust automation scripts and internal tools using TCL, Python, BASH, and C to streamline design environments and eliminate manual bottlenecks.
• Cross-Functional Support: Partner with analog and digital circuit designers to troubleshoot tool-related anomalies, license constraints, and flow failures.
• Domain-Specific Alignment: Apply Bitcoin ecosystem knowledge to tailor design constraints and flow priorities toward cryptographic efficiency.

Skills

Strong problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Education

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence ADE

Cadence Innovus

OpenROAD

Python

TCL

BASH

C/C++

Job description

Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered company with ASIC-focused hardware, seeks a Senior Design Engineer in the US to optimize EDA flows and drive our ASIC design environment in San Jose. You will architect tooling strategies, bridge hardware design and tool automation, and enhance cryptographic engine performance.

The role requires deep Cadence ADE knowledge, hands-onDigital design experience with Innovus/OpenROAD, and strong scripting in TCL, Python, BASH, and C/C++.