CAD Engineer – Infrastructure

Blue Origin•Hutto, TX

About The Position

Blue Origin is seeking a CAD Engineer focused on compute and design infrastructure to support its Custom ASIC Silicon (CAS) team. The role supports a high-performance design environment for semiconductor development, including infrastructure for design and verification, EDA tools, high-performance computing, and storage. The position collaborates with IT and infrastructure teams to maintain and optimize on-premise and cloud-based environments and resolve issues affecting engineering productivity.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in CAD/EDA infrastructure or semiconductor design environments.
Experience managing compute infrastructure for semiconductor or ASIC design teams.
Familiarity with EDA license server management, such as FlexLM/FlexNet.
Strong scripting skills in Python, shell, Perl, or Tcl.
Experience with version control systems such as Git or Perforce in a hardware design context.
Knowledge of Linux-based HPC environments.

Nice To Haves

M.S. in a relevant engineering discipline.
Experience with cloud-based EDA infrastructure, such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
Background in high-performance computing environments for VLSI design.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines applied to hardware design flows.
Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes in EDA environments.
Understanding of storage systems and network architecture for large design databases.
Experience supporting large ASIC design teams across multiple concurrent projects.

Responsibilities

Implement and maintain compute infrastructure supporting CAS design and verification activities.
Configure and manage EDA tool environments and license servers for the CAS engineering team.
Support deployment of high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and storage systems for large-scale simulation and verification workloads.
Implement continuous integration systems for design validation within the CAS flow.
Monitor compute resource utilization and provide capacity-planning recommendations.
Manage EDA tool access, licensing, and version control across the CAS team.
Collaborate with IT and infrastructure teams to optimize on-premise and cloud-based design environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues impacting design team productivity.
Develop and document infrastructure best practices and standard operating procedures for the CAS organization.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Basic and supplemental life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability.
401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
Education Support Program.
Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and other company-determined factors.