Senior Front-End EDA/DevOps Engineer

Ampere; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 182,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampere, a semiconductor design company, is seeking a Principal Front-End Design Automation Engineer to advance pre-silicon productivity through automation and scalable tools.

You will partner with RTL and Verification teams to improve design workflows, deploy internal tools, and scale infrastructure across on-prem and cloud to drive higher design quality and AI-enabled verification outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Front-End Design Automation experience in semiconductors.
• Proficient in Python or Perl scripting.
• Strong SystemVerilog DV/UVM/Coverage/Simulation/Debug skills.
• Experience with IP/SoC RTL design and verification workflows.
• Familiar with HPC scheduling tools like LSF or SLURM; CI/CD or cloud tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong tech guidance for EDA tools and Ampere design/verification flows.
• Collaborate with RTL design and verification teams to deploy improved methods.
• Deploy and administer custom Ampere automation and services to streamline RTL design and verification.
• Enable and support EDA tools used for RTL design and verification (SystemVerilog simulation, Lint, CDC, RDC, UPF, debug).
• Connect with IT, EDA vendors, RTL teams to deliver high-performance, efficient solutions.

Skills

Front-End Design Automation

Python scripting

SystemVerilog DV/UVM

RTL design workflows

LSF/SLURM scheduling

Git/Perforce SCM

CI/CD / Cloud

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS; 8+ years

MS in EE/CE/CS; 6+ years

Job description

Ampere, a semiconductor design company, is seeking a Principal Front-End Design Automation Engineer to advance pre-silicon productivity through automation and scalable tools.

You will partner with RTL and Verification teams to improve design workflows, deploy internal tools, and scale infrastructure across on-prem and cloud to drive higher design quality and AI-enabled verification outcomes.