Principal EDA Engineer

Description

The company needs a principal engineer to lead technical work on its global engineering compute and design-data-management environment, combining 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 of managing semiconductor design environments and design data across globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical work on engineering compute infrastructure and CAD environments.
• Help develop and evolve Linux-based engineering environments that are consistent across all sites.
• Define requirements for compute, storage and supporting engineering infrastructure.
• Work with IT/IS and engineering teams so infrastructure meets semiconductor design needs.
• Support the migration and consolidation of legacy engineering environments.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and engineering environment issues.
• Own Perforce Helix and IPLM design-data-management methods and serve as the expert on them.
• Support integration of Perforce/IPLM with EDA tools and engineering environments.
• Develop 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.
• Develop standard project and workspace environments, including project configuration, EDA tool configuration, environment variables and Cadence setup.
• Create reusable methods for project creation and onboarding.
• Improve consistency across projects while still allowing project-specific configuration.
• Build automation for engineering environment and data-management workflows, including Python and shell utilities.
• Reduce manual project setup and administration through automation.
• Improve the reliability, maintainability and scalability of CAD infrastructure processes.
• Develop methods for migrating engineering data from legacy infrastructure.
• Support moves from existing data-management platforms to strategic Perforce/IPLM-based solutions.
• Help engineering teams move projects, design data and methods between environments.
• Keep legacy environments adequately supported during transition.
• Write and maintain technical documentation, user guides and engineering best practices.
• Create and deliver training on engineering compute and design-data-management environments.
• Support onboarding of projects and engineering teams.
• Provide expert-level escalation support 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 across CAD, engineering and IS organizations to set 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 comparable enterprise version-control or data-management technology.
• Experience with Methodics IPLM or equivalent IP lifecycle-management tools.
• Experience with semiconductor EDA workflows.
• Strong Python and/or shell scripting skills.
• Experience supporting complex engineering project environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Ability to work effectively 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 employer; all qualified applicants are considered regardless of protected characteristics.

Benefits

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