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Job: Electronic Design Automation Engineer Job Type: Full-Time Location: TX - Richardson, US No Visa support available at this time SUMMARY: The successful candidate will join a small team of EDA/PDK engineers enabling software tools used in the design flow for RF-ICs, modules and packages. The position will involve development and maintenance of custom utilities, quality assurance and construction of Process Design Kits (PDKs) and Assembly Design Kits (ADKs), and providing design verification services. RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and maintain PDKs/ADKs and support infrastructure for use with Keysight's Advanced Design System (ADS), Cadence's Virtuoso and MicroWave Office (MWO) for design of custom Radio Frequency & mixed signal Integrated Circuits (RFICs), and custom laminates/modules/packages.
- Module technologies include SAW/BAW IC, Laminate, GaAs/GaN IC & Si IC
- Implement Calibre DRC and LVS rule sets
- Develop and manage IP Block Library structure
- Support and enhance the engineering design flow from schematic design entry and simulation to layout, Electromagnetic simulation, design verification and tape out
- Create project specifications and requirements in cooperation with engineering teams
- Provide training, assistance and direct interface with external and internal customer designers/users of the EDA infrastructure (PDK/ADK/DRC/LVS) working in a heterogeneous environment (Windows and Linux)
- Maintain EDA infrastructure and assist engineers in the installation and setup of EDA tools
- Develop scripts to automate design engineering problems
- Build and maintain SharePoint sites for the EDA team
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent and relevant experience)
- Experience Level: Individual Contributor
- 2 or more years of experience in the field of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is required
- Proficiency in writing Linux shell scripts, VB, C/C, PERL, Python and general programming is required
- Effective interpersonal communication and documentation skills are required
- Familiarity with any or all of the following design tools is required: Cadence MicroWave Office (MWO), Cadence AWR Visual System SimulatorTM (VSS), Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, Cadence Virtuoso, Mentor Pyxis.
- Experience developing and supporting programming infrastructure for any or all of the following design tools is desired: Keysight ADS, Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence MWO, Ansys HFSS etc.
- Experience with high performance RF IC and/or module design verification, including DRC and LVS for Calibre or PVS, is required
- Experience with writing SKILL, Ample and/or AEL scripts is required
- Prior experience with EDA development and support of packaging technologies will be a plus
- Experience with system administration for heterogeneous computing (Linux/UNIX) is desired
- Experience in developing process design kits for Cadence Virtuoso, ADS and/or MWO
- Experience in developing Calibre and/or Assura DRC or LVS rule sets for IC processes is required.