IP/PDK Infrastructure Engineer
Required skills
8+ years in physical design enablement, CAD, or equivalent, with prior experience with ASIC flows, physical design methodologies, and foundry processes. Prior experience in communication and program management. Prior experience with multi-party threads, writing summaries for executives and engineers, and keep pre-silicon and post-silicon stakeholders aligned. Prior experience with IP installation, PDK enablement, and technology file management.
Preferred skills
Scripting (e.g., Python, TCL) for automation; comfortable with process nodes and PDK structures in real programs. Hands-on experience with timing models. Familiarity with EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens) for physical design and verification.
Technologies
Silicon One, Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Python, TCL.
Responsibilities
Stakeholder leadership and communication. External engagement and IP delivery. Vendor IP and PDK lifecycle management. Help define and evolve the installation, QA, and release platform for IPs and PDKs. Collaborate with design teams on benchmarking vendors and technology options. Foundry collateral quality evaluation, integration, and debug. Documentation enablement for IP/PDK usage, integration, and best practices.
Seniority
Senior (8+ years experience required).
Domain
Hardware, AI, Silicon, Physical Design, ASIC, Foundry, IP/PDK.
