EDACAD Support Engineer
EDACAD Support Engineer
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Job Description
Grade UE07: 40497..00 per annum
School of Engineering/College of Science & Engineering
Fulltime: 35 hours per week
Fixedterm: for 4 years
The Opportunity:
The EDA/CAD Support Engineer will provide specialist technical support to ensure the efficient operation of EDA/CAD workflows critical for CMOS integrated circuit (IC) design. This role supports the development of analogue mixedsignal and digital ICs by addressing complex EDA/CAD issues customising tools and managing Process Design Kits (PDKs). Interfacing with researchers from CEF and the APRIL AI Hub will offer the opportunity to support the deployment of ML tools and pipelines applied to the different facets of Device Design.
The postholder will engage with IC design teams academic colleagues and industry stakeholders to drive innovation and maintain stateoftheart capabilities in IC design processes. This role requires technical expertise excellent communication and the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term to 31st January 2029.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Bachelors degree in Electronic Engineering Computer Science or related field.
- Proven expertise in EDA/CAD tools and workflows for CMOS IC design.
- Practical and demonstrable experience in using industrial EDA/CAD tools like Cadence Synopsys Siemens/Mentor Graphics.
- Strong understanding of CMOS technologies and IC design workflows including analogue mixedsignal and digital circuits.
- Proficiency in programming languages like SKILL Tcl Perl Python and shell scripting.
- Familiarity with maintaining the infrastructure and managing the pipelines necessary for deploying ML/DL models is desirable.
A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.
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Please apply including a cover letter and CV
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement a defined benefits pension scheme staff discounts familyfriendly initiatives and flexible work options. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 1 May 2025.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
