Principal EDA Engineer

Description

The company needs a principal EDA/CAD engineer to lead technical work on its global engineering compute and design-data-management environment.

The role mixes hands-on CAD engineering with ownership of compute infrastructure, Perforce/IPLM design data management, project and workspace methods, automation, documentation, training and engineering support.

You will work with engineering, CAD and infrastructure teams to build scalable ways to manage semiconductor design environments and design data for engineering teams spread across the world.

Responsibilities

• Give technical leadership on engineering compute infrastructure and CAD environments.
• Help develop and evolve globally consistent Linux-based engineering environments.
• Set requirements for compute, storage and supporting engineering infrastructure.
• Work with IT/IS and engineering teams so the infrastructure fits semiconductor design needs.
• Help migrate and consolidate legacy engineering environments.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and engineering-environment problems.
• Own the technical side of Perforce Helix and IPLM design-data-management methods.
• Support integration of Perforce/IPLM with EDA tools and engineering environments.
• Build methods for IP creation, versioning, release, reuse and lifecycle management.
• Build scalable approaches for managing both analog and digital design data.
• Define data-management best practices and help projects adopt them.
• Build standard project and workspace environments and support them.
• Support project setup, EDA tool configuration, environment variables and Cadence setup.
• Create reusable methods for project creation and onboarding.
• Keep projects consistent while allowing project-specific configuration where needed.
• Build automation for engineering environment and data-management workflows.
• Write and maintain Python and shell utilities.
• Cut manual project setup and administration through automation.
• Improve the reliability, maintainability and scalability of CAD infrastructure processes.
• Develop methods for moving engineering data off legacy infrastructure.
• Help move from existing data-management platforms to Perforce/IPLM-based solutions.
• Help engineering teams move projects, design data and methods between environments.
• Keep legacy environments adequately supported during the transition.
• Write and maintain technical documentation, user guides and engineering best practices.
• Create and deliver training for engineering compute and design-data-management environments.
• Help onboard projects and engineering teams.
• Handle expert-level escalations for complex CAD and data-management issues.
• Record specialist knowledge in documentation and repeatable processes that others can maintain.
• Contribute to the roadmap for engineering compute and design-data-management infrastructure.
• Evaluate new technologies and methods for engineering data management.
• Work with CAD, engineering and IS organizations to set clear, sustainable ownership boundaries.
• Help move engineering environments toward standardized, scalable and globally supportable solutions.

Requirements

• Significant experience in EDA/CAD engineering, semiconductor design infrastructure or engineering compute environments.
• Strong Linux/Unix knowledge.
• Strong understanding of engineering compute, storage and data-management environments.
• Experience with Perforce Helix (P4) or a comparable enterprise version-control or data-management tool.
• Experience with Methodics IPLM or another IP lifecycle-management tool.
• Experience with semiconductor EDA workflows.
• Strong Python and/or shell scripting skills.
• Experience supporting complex engineering project environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work well across engineering and IT/infrastructure organizations.
• Strong documentation and technical communication skills.
• Highly desirable: Perforce administration and architecture experience.
• Highly desirable: Cadence/Virtuoso knowledge.
• Highly desirable: Understanding of analog and digital semiconductor development flows.
• Highly desirable: Experience migrating from DesignSync/Synchronicity, Cliosoft/SOS or other legacy data-management platforms.
• Highly desirable: Experience with large-scale Linux compute environments.
• Highly desirable: Experience developing CAD methodology and engineering automation.
• Highly desirable: Experience delivering technical training to engineering teams.

Conditions

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer; discrimination based on sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected basis is not tolerated.

Benefits

• A competitive benefits package alongside salary; more details are given during the hiring process.