General Summary:
We're looking for a CAD engineer with a custom layout background to set up and support the CAD flows, EDA tools and foundry PDKs our design teams rely on, with a focus on analog/mixed-signal (AMS) design and custom layout. Along with core CAD support, you'll automate design and layout tasks and help bring agentic AI into our AMS and layout flows. A great fit for a layout engineer who loves to code, or a CAD engineer who knows layout. New Position
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
What You'll Do:
• Build and maintain agentic AI skills for AMS and custom layout: packaged instructions, scripts and checks that let AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex handle tasks such automatic custom layout optimization and debug
• Help AMS design and layout teams adopt agentic AI through documentation, training and demos, and evaluate & benchmark agentic AI for AMS design/layout
• Set up and support the CAD design environment and flows for analog and layout design teams
• Support design flows from EDA vendors like Cadence & Synopsys, from schematic capture and simulation through layout, physical verification and parasitic/EM extraction
• Install, set up and track foundry PDKs
• Help designers and layout engineers resolve tool and flow issues, working with EDA vendors and foundries as needed
• Write scripts and utilities in Python, SKILL, TCL and Perl to support design teams and automate AMS design and custom layout tasks
What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or a related field
• Hands-on custom layout experience in Cadence Virtuoso or Synopsys Custom Compiler, including running and debugging DRC/LVS
• Coding experience, preferably in Python, and comfort working in Linux
• Interest in using AI and automation to improve design workflows
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and great attention to detail
• Willingness to learn new knowledge and skills
Optional Preferred Skills:
• Cadence SKILL programming or Synopsys Custom Compiler TCL/Python APIs
• Experience with PDK setup, QA or development
• Experience with AMS simulation (e.g., Spectre, PrimeSim, HSPICE) and environments like ADE or PrimeWave
• Hands-on use of AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Codex), or experience building LLM-based tools or agents
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$90,100.00 - $135,100.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
