Design Automation Engineer (TFM/EDA)
Core
Install, maintain, and provide technical support for design automation scripts, front-end and back-end EDA tools, workflows, and licenses to enable advanced semiconductor development.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer (EDA/TFM)
Builds
Scalable design environments and optimized tool workflows for semiconductor design teams
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and design automation
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
EDA tool installation and maintenance, Linux administration, scripting (Tcl, Perl, Python), PDK/library management, workflow optimization, compute provisioning
Preferred skills
Foundry PDK installation (e.g., Cheetah), design automation debugging, physical design optimization knowledge
Technologies
EDA tools, PDKs, Linux, Tcl, Perl, Python, Verilog, VHDL, bash, tcsh
Responsibilities
Resolve tool/methodology issues during the design path to TapeOut, develop automation for design environment installation and optimization, collaborate with EDA providers and PDK experts, partner with flow development and product design teams, provision engineering compute capacity, provide training and documentation for design ramp-up
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
