Digital EDA / CAD Engineer / Engineeress

Kandou Bus SA - January 5, 2026

Exciting Career Opportunity at Kandou

Are you ready to take on new challenges in the dynamic semiconductor industry? At Kandou, we are a team of passionate professionals driving innovation in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-chip link solutions. As an industry leader, we are committed to shaping the future of electronics by continuously developing technologies that meet the demands of today and tomorrow. If you thrive in a high-tech environment and are motivated by pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a responsive team to define and implement integrated circuit (IC) design tools, flows, and methodologies.
  • Lead and support tool evaluation, selection, consensus-building, deployment, and flow development.
  • Deliver training sessions to engineering design teams.
  • Coordinate with EDA/CAD vendors to resolve tool issues and assist design teams in achieving timely solutions.
  • Contribute to company-wide alignment on design tools, flows, and methodologies.

Skills

  • Exceptional programming skills in Shell, Python, Perl, Tcl, SKILL; GUI development; Make.
  • In-depth understanding of the chip design process and digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design flows.
  • Proficient in building robust EDA/CAD flows while balancing stakeholder needs.
  • Some experience in RTL coding; basic knowledge of SystemVerilog and VHDL is preferred.
  • Ability to quickly learn, maintain, and enhance complex software design tools.
  • Strong collaboration skills across EDA/CAD and engineering teams.
  • Skilled in debugging issues, documenting solutions/flows, and creating comprehensive user guides.

Experience

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • 7+ years of experience across 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 experience with industry-standard EDA tools, methodologies, licensing, and release processes.
  • A 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 experience (e.g., Git, Cliosoft) for multi-project/multi-discipline flows and database tagging.
  • Experience implementing and following processes required for quality certification.

If you believe this is the role you have been seeking and want to be part of a growing company with a promising future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note, only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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Location : St-Sulpice VD
Country : Switzerland

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