Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Engineer
$136,960–$205,440 year
On-siteBloomington, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Develop and release Process Design Kit (PDK) and IP collateral using industry-standard EDA tools while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Perform technical liaison activities between internal teams, design houses, customers, and foundries to ensure successful IC tape-out and manufacture. Provide broad design application support and create test cases for verifying LVS and PEX flows. Enable front-to-back-end IC design flows through PDK development, analysis, and validation. Work closely with design, layout, and process engineers to incorporate semiconductor technology requirements into circuit element models. This full-time permanent role is based in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area, though remote locations are considered. Candidates must be U.S. persons due to ITAR compliance.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 10 years of experience in PDK / EDA development and support
- Strong understanding of IC technology stack
- Experience setting up, testing and supporting LVS and parasitic extraction tools such as Mentor Calibre, Cadence PVS / Quantus, or Synopsys StarRC
- Strong understanding of the IP design flow and its requirements, both analog and digital
- Fluent in written and spoken English, with excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
- U.S. Person Required: This position requires compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All accepted applicants must be U.S. Persons. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee
- Ideally based in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area, though consideration will be given to remote location
Desired Qualifications
- Experience directly working with internal and external customers
- Experience with 3D IC, interposers , more than Moore technologies
- Knowledge and experience with other tools in the IC design flow, spice simulation
- Familiarity with parasitic extraction tools such as Mentor Calibre xRC, Cadence Quantus, or Synopsys StarRC
- Experience in IP project and/or library management
- Familiarity with Tcl and other scripting languages
- Proficiency in use of Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics EDA software and scripting tasks within
- Proficiency in Linux environment including scripting (Python, etc)
- Proficient with MS Office and Unix/Linux platforms
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