CAD Engineer – EDA Automation, Verification Flow

BLUE ORIGIN

CAD Engineer at Blue Origin specializing in EDA automation and verification flows for ASIC design process. Develops automation frameworks to enhance productivity and reliability in satellite communications chipsets.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeCalifornia, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $230,398 - $322,556 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PerlPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain automation scripts and frameworks to streamline ASIC design and verification workflows
Implement and improve continuous integration systems for ongoing design validation
Build and maintain regression infrastructure for functional verification and physical design sign-off
Automate repetitive tasks across synthesis, place-and-route, simulation, and signoff flows
Work closely with design and verification engineers to identify productivity bottlenecks and develop targeted automation solutions
Maintain and enhance job scheduling and workload management systems
Develop metrics dashboards to track design progress, compute utilization, and flow health
Contribute to the development of regression testing frameworks for CAD flow validation

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
10+ years of experience in CAD/EDA automation or semiconductor design
Strong scripting and programming skills (Python, Perl, Tcl, shell, or equivalent)
Experience with verification flow automation or ASIC design methodology
Familiarity with industry-standard EDA tools (synthesis, P&R, simulation, signoff)
Experience implementing continuous integration workflows in a hardware design context.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

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Hard Skills & Tools

scriptingprogrammingPythonPerlTclshellautomation frameworkscontinuous integrationregression testingEDA tools

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationproductivity improvementworkload management