CAD Engineer - New College Grad 2025

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The Advanced Technology Group is looking to hire a CAD Engineer in our SIP library development group. Do you have a proven EE background with an in-depth understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design? Do you enjoy working on the cutting edge of process technologies? Do you love writing code, and are you really good at it? If this sounds like you, then we have a job that might be a good fit for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborate closely within a group based in Santa Clara, CA.

• Develop and support VLSI libraries for advanced process technologies.

• Develop flows to ensure the quality of VLSI library views across different tools.

• Write scripts using Python, Perl, and Tcl to automate VLSI library data creation and validation.

• Work with internal customers and CAD tool vendors to evaluate new tools, seek bugs, improve usability, etc.

• Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.

What we need to see:

• B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

• An understanding of SIP libraries, VLSI design and place and route flows, CMOS processes, and CAD concepts and environments.

• Experience with Python, Perl, Tcl, C++.

• Excellent programming skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with team members

• Web development and SQL experience

• Experience in improving development flows and VLSI library quality

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