Digital EDA / CAD Engineer / Engineeress

Join Our Team at Kandou

Kandou is a leading innovator in the semiconductor industry, specializing in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions that are vital to the evolution of electronics. We are a dynamic team of accomplished professionals dedicated to pushing boundaries and redefining the status quo. If you are eager to contribute to a high-tech scale-up and thrive in an environment that promotes growth and innovation, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with 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.
• Work with EDA/CAD vendors to resolve tool issues and assist design teams in achieving 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; and Make.
• Deep understanding of the chip design process and digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design flows.
• Proficiency in building robust EDA/CAD flows while balancing stakeholder needs.
• (Preferred) Experience with 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's or Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 7+ years of experience across front-end and back-end digital design flows, including netlist generation, simulation, synthesis, place & route, parasitic extraction, STA, EM/IR analysis, physical verification, DFT, and ATPG.
• Experience with Cadence Voltus (or similar) and on-die power integrity (IR-drop, electromigration).
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools, methodologies, licensing, and release processes.
• Proven track record of developing code to create or improve automation tools for design engineers.
• Working knowledge of software development methods, system architecture, and operating systems.
• Strong data management skills, such as Git and Cliosoft, for multi-project/multi-discipline flows and database tagging.
• Experience implementing and adhering to processes required for quality certification.

If you are interested in this role and want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we encourage you to apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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