PDK / CAD Design Engineer

PDK / CAD Engineer – Power IC Innovation

Join a fast?growing Power IC company where your expertise in PDKs, CAD automation, and custom IC design flows directly accelerates real product innovation. As a key member of our engineering organization, you will shape the design environment that enables our world?class analog, mixed?signal, and power designers to build next?generation semiconductor products.

This is a hands?on, high?impact role where you will own critical EDA infrastructure, drive automation, and partner closely with design teams to push technology forward.

Responsibilities

As a PDK / CAD Engineer, you will be the go?to expert for our custom IC design ecosystem. Your responsibilities will include:

EDA Infrastructure & PDK Ownership

• Deploy, configure, and maintain PDKs and industry?standard EDA tools (Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys).
• Manage tool licensing, installation, upgrades, and environment configuration.

Design Flow Development & Support

• Provide day?to?day CAD support for our custom Analog, Mixed?Signal, and Power IC design teams using the Cadence Virtuoso platform.
• Implement and administer robust, scalable custom IC design flows tailored to high?performance power semiconductor development.

Automation & Scripting

• Develop automation scripts using Perl, TCL, Python, CSH/BASH, and Cadence SKILL to improve productivity and standardize design workflows.
• Build and enhance tool?flow automation in a Linux?based environment.

Data & Compute Infrastructure

• Manage design data using SOS or similar data management tools.
• Set up and maintain compute farm infrastructure (LSF), ensuring optimal resource utilization for simulation and verification workloads.

Simulation, Verification & Tapeout Enablement

• Provide CAD support across Digital, Analog, and AMS simulation flows.
• Support tapeout preparation, verification, and delivery to foundry partners.

Experience Required

We’re looking for a driven engineer who thrives at the intersection of design enablement, automation, and semiconductor technology. Ideally, you have:

• Proven experience supporting mixed?signal custom IC design using industry?standard EDA tools (Cadence Virtuoso, ADE Explorer, PVS, Calibre, Quantus, etc.).
• Strong scripting ability in Perl, TCL, Python, CSH/BASH, and Cadence SKILL.
• Hands?on Linux expertise, including system administration fundamentals.
• Experience with design data management, ideally SOS.
• Solid understanding of PDK architecture and process technologies (CMOS, BiCMOS, DMOS).
• A Master’s in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) with 6+ years in CAD, design, or layout roles.

Why Join Us?

• Work at the heart of advanced power semiconductor design, enabling real products used in automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.
• Be the owner of a critical engineering domain with high visibility and influence.
• Collaborate with a talented, supportive team focused on innovation and engineering excellence.
• Enjoy a culture that values autonomy, continuous improvement, and technical mastery.