Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

 
Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification 

Austin, TX 
 

Meet the Team 

As part of the Central CAD group, the CAD Physical Verification (PV) team develops and supports Physical Verification decks, including DRC, antenna, dummy fill, LVS, and extraction. The team collaborates with internal stakeholders to collect specifications and develop decks such as PERC, float, density, and XOR from scratch. In addition, the team develops and automates flows and methodologies to improve quality, performance, and the user debug experience. The team also collaborates with vendors to debug and resolve tool issues and to evaluate new features and tools 
 

Responsibilities 

• Development of various physical verification rule decks like DRC, LVS and dummy fill 

• Conduct and drive impact analysis meetings with stakeholders for deck releases 

• Collaborate with CAD, ESD, design, layout and foundry teams to obtain specifications for deck development. 

• Support design and layout teams to resolve any PV related issues during design development cycle  

• Conduct code reviews and create custom QA testcases to validate the quality of rule decks.  

• Develop and maintain PV flows and methodologies to improve quality and performance 

• Perform new tool/feature evaluations and benchmarks. 

• Work closely with external vendors to report and track bugs in the software 
   

Skills You Will Need 

• 10+ years of related professional experience with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering 

• Strong expertise in developing and supporting DRC, antenna, density and dummy fill rule decks using Calibre SVRF or similar languages 

• Experience coding LVS, extraction and PERC rule decks is a plus 

• Proven ability to independently drive new physical verification flows and methodologies from specification through release and adoption 

• Demonstrated experience working closely with design and layout engineers to debug and resolve issues during development lifecycle 

• Working knowledge of physical verification tools such as Calibre RVE, Calibre DRV, and virtuoso layout editor 

• Proficiency in scripting languages including perl, python, and shell to develop custom scripts and automation 

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to collect initial specifications, support deck development, and lead deck impact analysis meetings 

• Ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across PV decks, flows, and methodologies 

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to operate effectively in high-stakes environments 

• Experience with artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools and technologies used to enhance productivity, analysis, and decision-making 

Benefits & Perks  

You can look forward to the following benefits: 

• Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans 

• Highly competitive salary 

• 401k plan with match and Roth plan option 

• Equity rewards (RSUs) 

• Life/AD&D and disability coverage 

• Flexible spending accounts 

• Adoption assistance 

• Back-Up childcare 

• Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance) 

• Flexible PTO schedule 

• 3 paid volunteer days per year 

• Charitable contribution match 

• Tuition reimbursement 

• Free downtown parking 

• Onsite gym 

• Monthly wellness offerings 

• Free snacks 

• Monthly company updates with our CEO