EDACAD Engineer, Characterization Specialist

Join a technically focused EDA team building a high-performance cell characterization engine from the ground up. Your work will provide foundational characterization data for physical design optimization and machine learning workflows.

• Design and build a scalable engine for timing power and noise characterization of standard cells and custom IP including NLDM CCS and ECSM models.
• Architect SPICE simulation orchestration including job scheduling parallelization and intelligent sampling to balance runtime and accuracy.
• Develop Liberty (.lib) generation and validation infrastructure for use by downstream static timing analysis tools.
• Partner with physical design optimization and machine learning teams to define data needs and build APIs for optimization workflows.
• Make and explain engineering tradeoffs between simulation speed and fidelity.

• Three to ten years of experience building cell characterization tools or working in EDA research and development.
• Demonstrated experience developing or extending characterization infrastructure not only operating existing tools.
• Strong knowledge of cell characterization methodology for timing power and noise plus circuit modeling and SPICE simulation using tools such as HSPICE Spectre or FineSim.
• Proficiency in C and Python and familiarity with Liberty files and static timing analysis tools.
• Research and development experience with characterization tools at an established EDA vendor; a masters or PhD in EE CS or a related field is preferred. Equivalent hands-on experience with a bachelors degree may also be considered.
• Experience applying machine learning or surrogate modeling to accelerate characterization or interest in an early-stage company is a plus.

Base salary is $250000 to $350000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is available.

Hybrid with on-site work four days per week in Los Altos California United States.