Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

Austin, TX

Meet the Team

As part of the Central CAD group, the CAD Physical Verification (PV) team develops and supports Physical Verification decks, including DRC, antenna, dummy fill, LVS, and extraction. The team collaborates with internal stakeholders to collect specifications and develop decks such as PERC, float, density, and XOR from scratch. In addition, the team develops and automates flows and methodologies to improve quality, performance, and the user debug experience. The team also collaborates with vendors to debug and resolve tool issues and to evaluate new features and tools

Responsibilities

• Development of various physical verification rule decks like DRC, LVS and dummy fill

• Conduct and drive impact analysis meetings with stakeholders for deck releases

• Collaborate with CAD, ESD, design,layoutand foundry teams to obtain specifications for deck development.

• Support design and layout teams to resolve any PV related issues during design development cycle

• Conduct code reviews and create custom QA testcases tovalidatethe quality of rule decks.

• Develop andmaintainPV flows and methodologies to improve quality and performance

• Perform newtool/feature evaluations and benchmarks.

• Work closely with external vendors to report and track bugs in the software
  

Skills You Will Need

• 10+ years of related professional experience with a bachelors or masters degree in electrical engineering

• Strongexpertisein developing and supporting DRC, antenna,densityanddummy fillrule decks usingCalibreSVRF or similar languages

• Experience codingLVS,extractionand PERC rule decks is a plus

• Proven ability to independently drive newphysicalverification flows and methodologies from specification through release and adoption

• Demonstrated experience working closely with design and layout engineers to debug andresolve issues during development lifecycle

• Working knowledge ofphysicalverification tools such asCalibreRVE,CalibreDRV, andvirtuosolayouteditor

• Proficiencyin scripting languages includingperl,python, andshell to develop custom scripts and automation

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to collect initial specifications, support deck development, and lead deck impact analysis meetings

• Ability to mentor junior engineers andprovidetechnical guidance across PV decks, flows, and methodologies

• Strong attention to detail and the ability tooperateeffectively in high-stakes environments

• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools and technologies used to enhance productivity, analysis, and decision-making

Benefits & Perks

You can look forward to the following benefits:

• Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans

• Highly competitive salary

• 401k plan with match and Roth planoption

• Equity rewards (RSUs)

• Life/AD&D and disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts

• Adoptionassistance

• Back-Up childcare

• Additionalbenefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)

• Flexible PTO schedule

• 3 paid volunteer days per year

• Charitable contribution match

• Tuition reimbursement

• Free downtown parking

• Onsite gym

• Monthly wellness offerings

• Free snacks

• Monthly company updates with our CEO