Design Automation Engineer

Altera • San Jose, CA

2d • $95,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking for DA Engineer to join our static timing analysis (STA) team and contribute to flow development and STA tool across advanced digital design projects. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Synopsys PrimeTime and Cadence Tempus and strong scripting skills (Python, Tcl, Shell, Perl). You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing STA methodologies, collaborating with design and CAD teams to ensure timing closure and flow robustness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 1+ years of experience
• 1+ years of experience in Static Timing Analysis
• 1+ years of experience in Liberty (.lib) model format
• 1+ years of experience in methodology and flow development experience
• 1+ years of experience Scripting experience (Python, Perl, TCL, shell)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Liberty model characterization and STA-tool-based Liberty model extraction
• Familiarity with Fusion Compiler, Innovus, Cadence Pegasus, and other EDA tools
• Solid understanding of digital circuit design and simulation

Responsibilities

• Help develop and support STA flows
• Collaborate on timing modeling and methodology improvements
• Interface with CAD/DA teams for flow integration
• Help with designs, develops, tests, and debugs software tools, flows, and methodologies used in design automation and by teams in the design of hardware products, process design, or manufacturing.
• Responsibilities include capturing user stories/requirements, writing both functional and test code, automating build and deployment, and/or performing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing of the software tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level