CareerPlan

Senior CAD Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$168k2026-04-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop EDA software tools for PCB electrical design, physical layout, and signal integrity to aid system designers.

Role type

Senior IC EDA software engineer (CAD/ECAD)

Builds

EDA tools for PCB design and layout

Domain

Semiconductor design automation (EDA) / Electronic Design Automation

Required skills

Cadence System Capture, Cadence SPB Allegro Layout, Cadence SKILL, Python, TCL, System design, Hierarchical sub-design, Database management (Oracle/MySQL/MongoDB), Automation scripting

Preferred skills

Cadence System Capture TCL API, JIRA, Confluence, Git, CI/CD, Perforce, PLM systems, JavaScript/TypeScript, NodeJS

Responsibilities

Assess requirements from the design community, build innovative solutions to improve tools and processes, develop tools enabling industry-leading PCB electrical design and physical layout

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC