US_East | Electrical / Electronics & Semiconductors Engineer_L3

US_East | Electrical / Electronics & Semiconductors Engineer L3

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Job Summary

AMS CAD/Analog Engineer – 3‑month Contract to Hire (CTH) with no fees. Role focuses on supporting IC design teams in analog mixed‑signal flow automation, PDK administration, layout and verification flow support, and scripting development.

Responsibilities

• Administer CAD EDA environment for analog and digital design teams.
• Support design flows from EDA vendors such as Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, Keysight, Ansys.
• Write Python scripts to support design teams and flows.
• Oversee physical verification tools and decks (DRC, LVS, Extraction, EM/IR, ESD) and customize as needed.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure for custom PDK development (pcells, models, DRC, LVS).
• Install and track foundry PDKs, creating automated regression testing.
• Assist infrastructure team with computing resources availability and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with 4+ years of CAD engineering experience.
• Experience in scripting languages such as Python.
• Proficiency in industry‑standard design software: Cadence Virtuoso, Cadence/Calibre DRC, LVS tools.
• Experience supporting design teams with analog and digital design flows.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with remote teams.
• Programming skills in SKILL, Perl (Python a plus).
• Strong fundamentals in software development.
• Solid experience with EMIR (RV) and physical design verification tools (DRC/LVS/PEX/ERC).

Mandatory Skills & Proficiency

• Cadence/Synopsys/Mentor Analog layout tools – Preference 5
• Python – Preference 3
• Keysight/Ansys tools – Preference 5

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Job Function

Other

Industries

Civil Engineering

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