What are the responsibilities and job description for the AMS CAD Engineer position at Hays?
Key Responsibilities:
- The Integrated Circuit (IC) CAD Engineer - Analog Mixed-Signal Flow Automation role involves supporting IC design teams in various capacities, including PDK administration, layout design support, verification flow support, and scripting development
- Administer CAD EDA environment for analog and digital design teams
- Support design flows from EDA vendors like Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, Keysight, Ansys, and others
- Write scripts to support design teams and flows using Python
- Oversee physical verification tools and decks (DRC, LVS, Extraction, EM/IR, ESD, etc.), making custom modifications as needed
- Develop and maintain infrastructure for custom PDK development (custom pcells, models, DRC, LVS, etc.)
- Install and track foundry PDKs, including creating automated regression testing
- Assist the infrastructure team in ensuring the availability and performance of computing resources
Skills Required:
- Bachelor's or master’s degree with 4 years of CAD engineering experience
- Experience in scripting languages such as Python
- Proficient in using industry-standard design software, including Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence/Calibre DRC, LVS tools
- Experience supporting design teams working with analog and digital design flows
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with remote teams
- Excellent programming skills in languages: SKILL, Perl; Python is a plus
- Strong fundamentals in software development
- Solid experience with EMIR (RV), Physical design verification (DRC/LVS/PEX/ERC), waiver
