CAD Engineer

What You'll Do

• This individual will be hands-on, heavily involved in day-to-day support of design/layout issues and in addition, interact with EDA vendors, the PDK development and process technology teams to provide timely solutions, and develop, maintain, and support utilities to improve productivity - Help to update or maintain existing Calibre DRC/LVS decks for advanced FINFET nodes. - Define and create simple test cases and basic test structures to validate (QA) PV decks. - Create documentation and provide hands-on training for Design engineers as needed. - Support existing, develop new automation (perl/python) for implementation of small digital blocks using industry standard place and route tools. - Track and resolve tool and technology file issues by collaborating with foundry partners. - Engage with EDA and Foundry R&D teams on advanced node capability roadmaps, identifying new tools, developing evaluation criteria and processes, and championing their introduction and usage within the Broadcom design community.
• Requirements: - Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science plus 6+ years of EDA experience. - Solid background in programming skills, layout, physical verification challenges and problems - User-level familiarity with related CAD Tools: Calibre, Virtuoso Layout. - Prior experience in RTL to GDSII flows is a plus - Background in layout design and technology knowledge to help solve challenges in layout, physical verification, and post-layout extraction. - Experience in all phases of CAD tools, including evaluation, QA, testing, release, user support, and documentation. - Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, along with strong multi-tasking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work well in a team.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.