High-Speed Analog EDA/CAD Engineer (34557)

Title: High-Speed Analog EDA/CAD Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA - Hybrid

Type: Long-Term Contract

Year of experience : 5+ Years

Only W2 (No C2C/No Third Party)

Job Summary

Seeking an EDA/CAD Engineer to support SiGe and CMOS research and development and chip design.

The engineer must be an expert in analog and mixed-signal circuit design flows and tools. Tasks will include significant tool and PDK customization, including SKILL and PCELL coding, as well as design team support. The self-motivated engineer must be able to anticipate problems and devise effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Install, customize, and support external vendor PDKs for both SiGe and CMOS processes.
• Install, customize, and support Custom IC and RF CAD tools for the design of high-speed (10-40 Gb/s), broadband, mixed-signal integrated circuits for fiber-based wireline applications.
• Execute and support layout efforts, including DRC/LVS user support, archive, and tapeout processes.

Minimum Expertise Requirements

• Expertise in high-speed analog and mixed-signal IC design concepts, with superior critical thinking skills, problem-solving capabilities, and engineering judgment.

• Fluency with analog EDA front-end and back-end tools, including:

  • Cadence Virtuoso, ADE, and Spectre.
  • Strong SKILL programming is a MUST.
  • Mentor Calibre, including end-user support and rule deck writing.

• Detailed understanding of advanced high-speed analog and mixed-signal layout concepts.

• Experience with FlexLM license management.

• Strong UNIX/Linux knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ocean scripting and advanced modeling and simulation knowledge.
• Linux operating system support experience.

Minimum Experience Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience working as a high-speed analog and mixed-signal IC CAD professional.

• Experience with high-speed IC technologies, including CMOS and bipolar.

• Experience configuring, documenting, and maintaining high-speed analog IC design flows is required.

• Experience with transistor-level IC design and verification software, including:

  • Cadence Composer.
  • Cadence Virtuoso.
  • Cadence Spectre.
  • Virtuoso AMS.
  • Mentor Calibre.
  • SKILL programming language.

• General understanding of digital physical design flows, including RTL coding, place and route, and DRC/LVS verification.