Senior Staff Engineer Custom Design Automation

Essential Responsibilities:

• Deliver on OKRs and milestones.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Architect and micro-architect end to end design automation for Analog/RF/SiPh designs.
• Deploy latest design flows, automation, AI solutions and provide training to ensure adoption and continued usage by design teams.
• Develop and monitor dashboards to ensure compliance with best known methods and workflows by design teams.
• Continuously monitor inefficiencies in design process and develop solutions.
• Collaborate with other Scalable Design Solutions teams to roll up point solutions into re-producible end to end automation.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams (Design, Central CAD and Methodology, PDK, Silicon Validation, Post Fab, EDA vendors and Eco-system partners).

Required Qualifications:

• Education - 12 years experience with masters degree or 10 years experience with PhD or 15 years experience with Bachelors degree in Electronics or Computer science engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in Skill based automation using Cadence Virtuoso or similar.
• 5+ years of experience in Python based automation.
• 2+ years of experience in Spice, Monte Carlo simulations and setup.
• 2+ years of experience in Signoff steps like DRC, LVS, PEX, FILL, PERC, DFM.
• 2+ Experience in design version control software.
• 2+ years of experience in AI/ML, Reinforcement Learning model development, pipelines, transformers.
• 2+ years of experience in SQL or similar database usage.
• Fluency in English Language - written & verbal

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in AI/ML/Reinforce Learning, pipelines, transformers.
• Certification in database usage and architecture is preferred.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Ability to foster innovation through collaboration.
• Ability to prioritize and project manage the time and resource.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong planning & organizational skills.