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At Kandou, we believe that challenges drive innovation. We are a passionate team of accomplished professionals making our mark in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we are committed to meeting the demands of not only today's customers but also those of tomorrow. If you enjoy being part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits while challenging the status quo, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute as part of a responsive team to define and implement IC design tools, flows, and methodologies.
- Lead and support tool evaluation, selection, consensus-building, deployment, and flow development.
- Deliver training to engineering design teams.
- Collaborate with EDA/CAD vendors to address tool issues and help design teams find timely, practical solutions.
- Contribute to company-wide alignment on design tools, flows, and methodologies.
Skills
- Excellent programming skills in Shell, Python, Perl, Tcl, SKILL; GUI development; Make.
- Deep understanding of the chip design process, including digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design flows.
- Proficiency in building robust EDA/CAD flows while considering stakeholder needs.
- (Preferred) Some RTL coding; basic knowledge of SystemVerilog and VHDL.
- Ability to quickly learn, maintain, and enhance complex software design tools.
- Strong collaboration skills across EDA/CAD and engineering teams.
- Skilled at debugging issues, documenting solutions/flows, and creating clear user guides.
Experience
- Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 7+ years of experience in front-end and back-end digital design flows (e.g., netlist generation, simulation, synthesis, place & route, parasitic extraction, STA, EM/IR analysis, physical verification, DFT, ATPG).
- Experience with Cadence Voltus (or similar) and on-die power integrity (IR-drop, electromigration).
- Hands-on use of industry-standard EDA tools, methodologies, licensing, and release processes.
- Proven track record of developing code to create/improve automation tools for design engineers.
- Working knowledge of software development methods, system architecture, and operating systems.
- Strong data management experience (e.g., Git, Cliosoft) for multi-project/multi-discipline flows and database tagging.
- Experience implementing and following processes required for quality certification.
If this sounds like the role you’ve been searching for and you want to join a growing company with an exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
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