Sr. Staff Physical Verification CAD engineer
Marvell
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- CAD and EDA Tool Development: Develop and maintain advanced CAD and EDA tools and methodologies for digital and analog IC design, verification, and physical implementation.
- Tool Integration: Integrate various EDA tools into an efficient and cohesive design flow, ensuring seamless interoperability and maximizing design productivity.
- Methodology Development: Define and optimize design methodologies, flows, and best practices for efficient and reliable chip design, from physical verification to SoC tapeout
- Design Automation: Automate design tasks, including physical verification flow, design rule decks, automate layout migration, to improve design efficiency and reduce time-to-market.
- Tool Evaluation and Selection: Evaluate and select third-party EDA tools, libraries, and IPs to meet project requirements, considering performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaboration and Support: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including, foundry engineers, design engineers, layout designers, and software developers, to provide technical guidance, support, and training on CAD and EDA tools and methodologies.
- Tool Performance and Maintenance: Monitor and optimize tool performance, addressing any issues or bottlenecks, and ensuring tool reliability, stability, and usability across design projects.
- Industry Awareness: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in CAD and EDA tools, methodologies, and industry trends, and provide recommendations on incorporating new technologies to enhance design capabilities.
- Documentation and Training: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training materials for CAD and EDA tools and methodologies, enabling efficient knowledge transfer and onboarding of new team members.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 7+ years of related professional experience. Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3 years of experience.
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in CAD and EDA tool development and support, preferably within the semiconductor industry.
- CAD and EDA Expertise: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for digital and analog IC design, verification, and physical implementation. Proficiency with tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, and scripting languages like Tcl, Perl, Python, Mentor Calibre svrf / tvf is required.
- Design Flow: Strong understanding of the complete IC design flow, from front-end design (RTL, synthesis, simulation) to back-end physical implementation (place and route, timing analysis, physical verification).
- Problem-solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex design and tool-related issues, propose innovative solutions, and drive them to completion.
- Team Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Leadership: Proven experience in leading projects or initiatives, providing technical guidance, and mentoring junior engineers.
- Continuous Learning: Strong motivation for staying abreast of the latest advancements in CAD and EDA tools and methodologies, and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.