AI Silicon, Analog CAD Engineer

Unconventional, Inc. • Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

As a Member of Technical Staff, Analog CAD Engineer, you will be a foundational member of our multi-disciplinary R&D team. We are looking for individuals who thrive at the intersection of architecture and silicon, turning novel AI concepts into high-performance, energy-efficient hardware. You will be responsible for the full installation, configuration, and integration of our specified CAD tools and Process Design Kits (PDKs) to establish and manage a highly functional, stable analog design environment.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience in analog or mixed-signal CAD engineering and EDA tool administration.
• Expertise in installing and validating foundry-provided PDKs and standard cell libraries.
• Deep understanding of schematic, layout, and simulation setup across different process corners and temperatures.
• Proficiency in setting up and debugging backend verification rule decks (DRC, LVS, ERC) for advanced nodes.
• Strong scripting skills in Tcl, Python, or Perl to automate design flows and data analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience writing comprehensive flow documentation and providing knowledge transfer to design teams.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience creating automated flows bridging Verilog RTL, synthesis, and physical layout back into an analog design environment.
• Experience administering EDA tools deployed in SaaS or cloud compute environments, optimizing license allocation and job scheduling.
• Familiarity with state of the art AI tools to accelerate chip design.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full installation, configuration, and integration of CAD environments for analog (and digital) teams.
• Develop agentic AI based analog workflow to improve productivity and design quality
• Manage the installation and version control of foundry-provided PDKs, standard cell libraries, and IO libraries. Setup environment variables, configuration files (e.g., lib.def, startup scripts), and shared library structures for the design team.
• Configure the schematic entry and layout editor environments, including bindkeys, display settings, layer definitions, and PCELL (Parameterized Cell) integration.
• Create and validate scripts for the final GDSII streamout. Interface with foundry through the entire tapeout process including any tapeout forms, job views, etc.
• Help evaluate new CAD tools, manage a revision control system to handle check-in/checkout procedures and provide visibility across designer libraries.
• Create comprehensive documentation detailing installation procedures, environment settings, and step-by-step run instructions for GDS, LVS, and DRC. Provide thorough knowledge transfer to the internal design team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree