University of Washington, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Principal CAD Engineer

University of Washington, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $179,700 - $269,600 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

IoTLinuxPerlPythonSubversionUnix

About the role

  • Develop process development kit elements (PDK), including DRC, LVS and Extraction rule decks, model files, custom parameterized cells, and timing files
  • Setup and configure EDA tools for design teams
  • Specify workstation and server systems, develop Linux OS installation and maintenance scripts, administer and support user accounts
  • Support team members on the Linux Operating System
  • Support circuit and layout designers using DRC, LVS and Extraction tools
  • Support analog and digital design flows and tools from project setup through tape out
  • Work with static timing tools and library characterization tools
  • Work alongside designers to help debug and sometimes automate design tasks, and be a liaison between designers and tool vendors

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 15 years of experience or MS with 10 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 10+ years in a design and/or design automation field
  • Experience with Physical Verification Tools (DRC/LVS/Extraction tools)
  • Proficiency in one or more programming and Scripting Languages (Cadence Skill, Perl, Python, Unix shell, C, C++, Web development)
  • Experience supporting Linux operating systems
  • Experience working with CMOS silicon processes
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with Cadence Analog tools (Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE)
  • Cadence PCell development
  • Synopsys Digital tools (Fusion Compiler, PrimeLib)
  • Synopsys library characterization tools
  • Electromigration (EMIR) analysis tools
  • Built-in Self-Test (BiST) generation tools
  • Administering FlexLM licenses
  • Subversion, Git, or other version control systems
  • EDA Design Management systems
  • Experience with Cadence Assura, PVS, Quantus, or Pegasus
  • Experience with Siemens Calibre tools
  • Red Hat Linux system administration experience
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code for system setup