AI Silicon, Analog CAD Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete installation, configuration, and integration of CAD environments for both analog and digital teams.

• Create agentic AI-driven analog workflows to enhance productivity and improve design quality.

• Handle the installation and version management of foundry-supplied PDKs, standard cell libraries, and IO libraries.

• Establish environment variables, configuration files, and shared library structures for the design team.

• Configure schematic entry and layout editor environments, including bindkeys, display settings, layer definitions, and PCELL integration.

• Develop and validate scripts for the final GDSII streamout process.

• Collaborate with the foundry throughout the tapeout process, including managing tapeout forms and job views.

• Assist in assessing new CAD tools.

• Oversee revision control systems for library check-in/check-out procedures and maintain visibility across designer libraries.

• Produce documentation for installation procedures, environment settings, and instructions for GDS, LVS, and DRC runs.

• Facilitate knowledge transfer to the internal design team.

⛳️ Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

• 10+ years of professional experience in analog or mixed-signal CAD engineering and EDA tool management.

• Proficiency in installing and validating foundry-supplied PDKs and standard cell libraries.

• Extensive understanding of schematic, layout, and simulation configurations across various process corners and temperatures.

• Skilled in setting up and troubleshooting backend verification rule decks (DRC, LVS, ERC) for advanced nodes.

• Strong scripting capabilities in Tcl, Python, or Perl to automate design processes and conduct data analysis.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a background in drafting detailed flow documentation and providing knowledge transfer to design teams.

• Practical experience in developing automated flows that connect Verilog RTL, synthesis, and physical layout back into an analog design environment.

• Experience managing EDA tools in SaaS or cloud computing environments, optimizing license distribution and job scheduling.

• Knowledge of cutting-edge AI tools to expedite chip design.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.

• 401k matching.

• Truly unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Complimentary meals available at the Mountain View office.

• Significant ownership and a unique opportunity to effect change.