Full-Time Position Available Immediately
Challenges drive us, and innovation is our calling. At Kandou, we are a team of passionate 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 critical to the evolution of the electronics industry. We continuously develop to meet the demands of not just today’s customers, but tomorrow’s as well. If you love being part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain an integrated analog/digital EDA environment, including installation, configuration, and support of tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys platforms, and Siemens Calibre/AFS.
- Flow development & automation: design, automate, and validate robust CAD flows for simulation, physical verification, parasitic extraction, and reliability analysis.
- Methodology support: provide expert guidance to analog and digital design engineers; troubleshoot tool issues; optimize design methodologies for performance and quality.
- Vendor management: serve as the primary technical contact with EDA vendors to resolve complex issues, drive bug fixes, and evaluate new versions/features.
- PDK installation & support: contribute to the installation, qualification, and deployment of PDKs for advanced technology nodes.
- Design enablement: create and maintain clear documentation, training materials, and scripts so teams can use tools and flows effectively.
- Continuous improvement: proactively identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that improve productivity, accuracy, and turnaround time.
Skills Required
- Strong programming skills: Shell, Python, Perl, Tcl, SKILL; ability to develop simple GUIs; Make-based build automation.
- Solid understanding of the full chip-design lifecycle and digital, analog, and mixed-signal IC design flows.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams and vendors.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in EDA/CAD flow development while balancing stakeholder needs (quality, schedule, and compute efficiency).
- Ability to quickly learn, understand, maintain, and enhance complex software design tools.
Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
- 10+ years of experience in EDA/CAD engineering supporting both analog and digital IC design teams.
- Proven experience with advanced technology nodes and associated PDKs, along with practical knowledge of industry-standard methodologies, tool licensing, revision control, and release management.
- Hands-on expertise with key tools across: Analog/RF (Cadence Virtuoso Schematic/Layout, ADE, Spectre/APS/AFS), Physical Verification (Siemens Calibre; Cadence Pegasus), Parasitic Extraction (Cadence Quantus), and Digital Implementation (Synopsys Design Compiler & IC Compiler II; Cadence Innovus).
- Deep data management experience (Git, Cliosoft) enabling consistent, flexible multi-project/multi-discipline flow setup and database tagging.
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
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