Annapurna Labs is hiring a Senior CAD Manager to build, lead, and scale the CAD/EDA organization driving RTL-to-GDS methodology, flow development, and analytics across multiple sites. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining the multi-year roadmap for digital implementation, signoff, and physical verification; building and scaling a geographically distributed CAD team; and partnering with design, DV, IT, and EDA vendors to enable next-generation SoC tape-outs at advanced nodes (5 nm / 3 nm / 2 nm and below).
You will own the technical direction and operational health of the full digital backend toolchain - synthesis, place-and-route, STA, power/IR, EM, and physical verification - along with the license, dashboard, and automation infrastructure that supports it. Success in this role means a CAD organization that materially accelerates time-to-tape-out, raises PPA and signoff quality, and gives engineering leadership data-driven visibility into project health.
Key job responsibilities
Define and drive the multi-year roadmap for RTL-to-GDS flows across synthesis, place-and-route, STA, signoff, and physical verification; lead methodology bring-up for new technology nodes, foundry PDKs, and IP integration.
Own the EDA tool strategy and vendor relationships; lead structured evaluations, benchmarking, license forecasting, peak-load planning, and cost optimization in partnership with procurement and finance.
Build and scale the CAD environment - flow frameworks, regression infrastructure, run management, release engineering, CI/CD-style practices, and version control supporting multiple technology nodes.
Own the strategy for CAD dashboards and analytics: PPA tracking, run health, signoff QoR trending, tape-out readiness scorecards, and compute/license efficiency metrics.
Build, mentor, and scale a multi-site CAD organization; establish operating cadence, technical reviews, knowledge-sharing practices, engineering standards, and quality bars for CAD deliverables.
Partner with physical design, DV, RTL, package, IP, and IT teams to align flow capabilities to program commitments; engage executive stakeholders on technology readiness, schedule risk, and capacity planning.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- 15+ years of experience in semiconductor CAD/EDA, methodology, or physical design
- 5+ years of experience in people management or technical leadership of engineering teams
- Experience taking SoCs through tape-out at advanced nodes (7 nm or below) using industry-standard digital implementation flows
- Experience with RTL-to-GDS toolchains including synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, parasitic extraction, power/IR analysis, and physical verification
- Experience with low-power design flows (UPF/CPF), MMMC corners, and POCV/SSTA at advanced nodes
- Experience with scripting and automation (Tcl, Python, or Perl) and version control systems (Git or Perforce)
- Experience scaling CAD compute infrastructure (LSF, Slurm, or equivalent) and managing license capacity at scale
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with AI/ML-driven flow automation or ML features in EDA tools (e.g., predictive QoR/runtime models)
- Experience with package- and system-aware flows (2.5D/3D IC, chiplets, UCIe) and SI/PI co-design
- Experience with cloud-based EDA workflows and hybrid on-prem/cloud compute strategy
- Experience with formal verification, RTL signoff, and emulation flows
- Track record of presenting at industry forums (DAC, SNUG, CDNLive, ISPD) or contributing to EDA standards bodies
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead geographically distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Cupertino - 239,600.00 - 324,100.00 USD annually
