Staff Hardware Engineer, CAD Infrastructure

The Hardware Engineering group is responsible for all fabric and SoC hardware design at Achronix. It develops custom circuits required to design the FPGA fabric, and designs and integrates high-speed SOC blocks, network-on-chip (NoC), clocking and reset, etc. The Hardware Engineering group is hiring a Staff Engineer, who will be responsible for creating and maintaining the physical design and CAD infrastructure required for physical and custom circuit design. The employee will own the development, testing, and maintenance of physical design verification flows such as DRC, LVS, Fill, etc., download, maintain and install FAB collateral and maintain the CAD infrastructure required for the project, including downloading and installing CAD tools and creating/testing the various flows that use them. The employee may also contribute to methodology development.The employee should be self-driven, constantly looking to set the bar higher, and a driver of excellence. The employee should have a strong background in Tcl and Python/Perl coding.Job Description/ResponsibilitiesThe employee’s responsibilities will include the following:Download, install and maintain FAB collateralCreate, test and maintain physical design verification flows such as LVS, DRC, Density, Fill, Antenna, etc.Be able to work with data management and revision control systems such as Perforce.Download, maintain and test CAD tools required for custom layout (e.g. Custom Compiler), Physical Design (e.g. Fusion Compiler), ICV, RedHawk, Totem, Hspice, etc.Contribute to methodologies and best practices across all custom and ASIC physical designSkillsExperience with physical verification (DRC, LVS, Fill, Density, Antenna, etc)Experience working with physical design tools and flowsExcellent working knowledge of Python, knowledge of scripting tools such as TCL, Perl, etcExcellent grasp of data management and revision control systems such as PerforceExcellent working knowledge of physical design collateral needed from FAB vendors and CAD tool vendors from GDS to tapeoutSome experience with synthesis and physical design (RTL2GDSII) a plusExcellent written and verbal communication skillsIntrinsically driven, and always raising the barAbility to take high-level requirements, and create solutions around those. Must be able to see the big pictureThrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a pro-active mindsetWorks well with other team members and has a collaborative approachEducation and ExperienceBS or MS and 6+ years of experiencePrevious experience in at least two product developments