Virtuoso Foundry Engineer – PDK & Techfiles Expert

Cadence; Shanghai (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence is hiring engineers who want to make an impact in the world of technology. We provide technical support for Virtuoso-based analog backend flows and collaborate with foundries to ensure correct adoption of rules and flows.

Join our team to work with product and R&D teams, engage with customers, and help maintain techfiles and PCells while growing your skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in EE/CS with 3+ years in IC design or foundry.
• MS degree is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for Virtuoso-based analog backend flows (schematic, layout, design environments).
• Assist in PDK usage and enablement from a foundry perspective with process rules and recommended flows.
• Support development and QA of Virtuoso techfiles, PCells, and related QA flow.
• Communicate customer issues to product/R&D and help track resolutions under guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in foundry-related customer engagements focusing on tool usage, flow clarification, and issue reproduction.

Skills

Virtuoso usage

Analog backend flows

Schematic usage

Layout usage

PDK usage

PCells

QA flow

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS

MS degree desirable

Tools

Virtuoso

PDK tooling

Techfiles

PCells

Job description

Cadence is hiring engineers who want to make an impact in the world of technology. We provide technical support for Virtuoso-based analog backend flows and collaborate with foundries to ensure correct adoption of rules and flows.

Join our team to work with product and R&D teams, engage with customers, and help maintain techfiles and PCells while growing your skills in a dynamic environment.