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Company Background: Blue Cheetah Analog Design Inc. is a growing, technology start-up headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Our mission is to generate state-of-the-art in package die-to-die semiconductor IP solutions for the rapidly growing chiplet ecosystem. We plan to do this by providing high performance chiplet interface semiconductor IP to our global customers allowing them to reshape their product roadmaps to a more agile and cost effective chiplet based approach. Join our team to help usher in the chiplet era of semiconductor-based products.

Description:

• Blue Cheetah is seeking an EDA/PDK CAD engineer to help with our design infrastructure to boost team efficiency. Background with PDK's, EDA tools, IC design flow required.

• Work alongside fellow team members as well as analog, digital, and software engineers to create and maintain a world class design flow.

• Learn and grow with our start-up team of 30+ people, comprised of industry and academic experts, in a thriving and exciting environment.

• While we are headquartered in Sunnyvale, this position will allow for the right candidate to work for us remotely (US locations only, with authorization to work in the US).

Requirements:

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science

• Knowledge and interest in challenging industry leading CAD tools and methodologies

• Self-starter will drive to figure out better ways to solve problems.

• 5+ years industry experience

Job Detail Overview:

• Installing and configuring PDKs and EDA tools. The CAD engineer installs and configures the PDKs and EDA tools on our cloud-based design environment. This includes setting up the necessary licenses, libraries, and configuration files for optimal efficiency.

• Managing PDK and PD collateral versions ensuring compatibility with other software and hardware used in the design flow and keeping up to date with the latest software and technology updates.

• Enable, Run, and Support Physical layout, DRC, LVS, EM/IR and extraction flows as well as circuit level and mixed signal simulation environments.

• Testing and verifying the design setup by working closely with the design team to check the results and validate the usability (simulation test cases; results analysis; identify issues and plan for improvements).

• Troubleshooting and support for any issues that arise with the design environment. This may involve working with software vendors or foundries to resolve the issue or develop a work-around solution. Additionally, the CAD engineer will support the design team for bugs and continuous improvement of the flow.

• Maintaining an open channel of communication with the entire design team, soliciting feedback in order to proactively create overlays and programs to make everyone's job easier.

[Note: We do not expect anyone to have all the listed skills and encourage those with some to apply]