CAD Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

HCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated CAD Infrastructure Engineer to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity.

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Job Title: CAD Infrastructure Engineer

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Job ID: 155226

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Position Type: Full Time

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Location: Redmond, WA - Remote

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CAD Infrastructure Engineer

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Role Overview

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We are looking for an experienced IC-CAD Infrastructure Engineer to build, maintain, and support Azure cloud-based CAD/EDA infrastructure for semiconductor chip-design projects. The engineer will be responsible for Azure and Linux environments, EDA tool deployment, compute infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, access management, and troubleshooting design-environment and timing-related issues.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Provision and manage Azure cloud infrastructure for hosting and running CAD/EDA tools.
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• Provision, configure, and maintain Linux virtual machines (VMs) and compute environments.
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• Set up and manage security groups, user access, permissions, and onboarding for engineering teams.
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• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain CAD/EDA tools used by chip-design teams.
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• Manage tool versions, licenses, environment configurations, and dependencies.
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• Support CI/CD pipelines for CAD/EDA environments and engineering workflows.
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• Configure and support compute farms, job scheduling, and workload management.
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• Support LSF/Slurm or similar workload-scheduling environments.
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• Set up and maintain shared storage and file systems required for design workloads.
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• Troubleshoot timing failures on the floor and work with engineering teams to identify environment, tool, infrastructure, or flow-related issues.
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• Troubleshoot Linux, infrastructure, compute, storage, access, and CAD environment issues.
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• Automate infrastructure and environment-management activities using scripting.
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Required Qualifications

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• Strong experience with Linux administration .
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• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure , cloud infrastructure, and VM provisioning.
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• Experience supporting CAD/EDA infrastructure in a semiconductor or chip-design environment on cloud.
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• Experience installing and maintaining EDA/CAD tools .
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• Experience with LSF or Slurm .
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• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
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• Knowledge of security groups, access management, permissions, and user provisioning .
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• Experience with compute/HPC environments and workload scheduling for EDA on cloud.
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• Scripting experience with Python, Bash/Shell, or PowerShell .
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• Good troubleshooting skills across Linux, compute, CAD tools, and engineering infrastructure.
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• Understanding of semiconductor/IC design workflows .
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Nice to Have

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• Knowledgeable on Cadence flow , Synopsys flow , and/or Siemens EDA tools .
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• Exposure to PDK, Physical Design, STA, or Analog CAD flows .
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• Understanding of timing analysis and timing failures .
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• Experience supporting large-scale HPC/compute environments for semiconductor
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• Knowledge of infrastructure automation or Infrastructure-as-Code.
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• Cadence Virtuoso, Siemens Calibre, Synopsys StarRC, and PDK integration.
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• Knowledgeable on EDA tool in Synopsys RM flow for RTL CDC, Synthesis, DFT, Floorplanning, P&R, CTS, Power Optimization,
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Pay and Benefits

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Pay Range Minimum: $95000/Year

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Pay Range Maximum: $192000/Year

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HCLTech is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law. Should any applicant have concerns about discrimination in the hiring process, they should provide a detailed report of those concerns to View email address on ziprecruiter.com for investigation.

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A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year

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How You’ll Grow

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At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.

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