CAD Support Engineer

Located in Malibu, California, HRL has been on the leading edge of technology, conducting pioneering research and advancing the state of the art.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Interface with users of complex CAD tools (including integrated circuit design, circuit board design, and E&M simulation) to assist them with tool environment setup, PDK setup, customizing CAD flows, automation of tasks (e.g. through scripting), Physical Design Verification methodology, and debugging LVS/DRC issues at all levels of hierarchy.
• Support and improve integrated circuit design flows for digital and mixed signal circuits including verification.
• This role requires a basic understanding of circuits and mixed signal design flows as well as proficiency in scripting, back end digital flows, CAD tools, and foundry PDK formats.
• In-depth knowledge in CAD/EDA tools to support team of engineers on their daily CAD issues.
• Install and maintain and troubleshoot PDK environments for semiconductor foundries.

EXPERIENCE DESIRED:
At least 2 years as a CAD tool support engineer with demonstrable experience in:

• Familiar with a broad range of circuit design, PCB design, and E&M modeling CAD tools, simulation and debug tools, design databases, file formats, back end flows
• CMOS and bipolar transistor design flows, including deep submicron CMOS designs.
• Verification techniques for mixed signal VLSI ASIC designs.
• Experience supporting semiconductor design engineers in CAD/EDA issue and maintain tools, licenses, storage and compute servers.
• Experience installing and managing EDA license servers and simulation tools (Cadence, Synopsys, Calibre and other EDA/CAD related tools)
• Familiarity with LVS, DRC, ERC, Density/Antenna,
• Full custom circuit, block, and chip layout using Cadence Virtuoso tools, Layout L/XL, and physical verification tools Assura and Calibre
• Experience with custom device generation (eg. transistors, diodes, resistors, capacitors, MEM structures)
• Proficiency in perl/tcl/python or other scripting and C/C++ is a plus.

KNOWLEDGE DESIRED:

• Familiarity with semiconductor IC technologies (e.g., SiGe BiCMOS, CMOS) and PCB (laminate) technologies.
• Basic understanding of electrical engineering principles and associated design practices.
• Experience with Linux workstation environment

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency in use of computers, engineering work stations, complex electronic equipment, oral and written communication, interaction with vendors/colleagues and willingness to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.

BS or MS., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Related Discipline 
 
 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (e.g. driver’s license, special tools or restrictions):
 

This position requires onsite work at our campus in Malibu, California.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Active SSBI is a plus.