CAD Engineer

As a PD CAD Engineer at our company, your role involves developing and supporting automated physical design (PD) CAD flows, which includes floorplanning, placement, and routing optimization. You will be responsible for customizing and optimizing physical design flows using industry-standard EDA tools like Synopsys Fusion Compiler and Cadence Innovus. Collaborating with the design and CAD teams is crucial to improve PD workflows and ensure a robust and efficient flow from RTL to GDSII. Your tasks will also include implementing automation scripts using TCL, Perl, and Python to enhance flow reliability and reduce design cycle time. Additionally, performing tool evaluations and benchmarking to keep PD flows up-to-date with the latest EDA advancements is part of your responsibilities. Providing documentation, training, and support to the design team on PD flows and methodologies, as well as analyzing physical design metrics to optimize layouts to meet area, power, and performance (PPA) requirements across advanced technology nodes are important aspects of your role. Qualifications required for this position include a Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, VLSI, or a related field, along with 8+ years of experience in physical design or CAD flow development for VLSI. You should have strong experience with EDA tools for physical design such as Synopsys ICC2, Cadence Innovus, or similar tools. Proficiency in scripting languages like TCL, Perl, and Python to create and enhance CAD automation scripts is essential. An understanding of PD flows, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS), and routing, as well as familiarity with timing closure and DRC/LVS signoff methodologies are also required. Preferred skills for this role include experience with multi-corner multi-mode (MCMM) analysis and optimization, knowledge of advanced technology nodes (sub 10nm) and challenges associated with physical design, and familiarity with low-power design techniques.,