Staff CAD Engineer

Marvell Technology • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a key CAD member of Marvell Central Engineering, the Staff CAD Engineer will help develop next-generation automated design flows and add-on tools. The role uses design and CAD expertise to help define organization-wide design infrastructure, methodology, and workflows. The position focuses on developing and maintaining place-and-route (P&R) flows for Marvell’s Business Units, deploying and supporting those flows, and integrating them into the overall CAD platform. It also involves developing solutions to design challenges, enabling new technologies in design execution flows, sharing P&R methodology knowledge, and working with EDA vendors to optimize tool usage.

The position requires relevant professional experience, recent experience with Cadence Innovus, and experience with advanced-node tape-outs at 7nm or below. Familiarity with FinFET, dual patterning, and ULV challenges, along with Tcl and Python scripting for flow development, is expected. The role also calls for revision-control experience, analytical and problem-solving ability, creative thinking, and effective teamwork and communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3–5 years of related professional experience; or a Master’s degree and/or Ph.D. in these fields with 2–3 years of experience; equivalent professional experience may substitute for a formal degree.
• At least 2 years of recent experience with Cadence Innovus.
• Proven experience with advanced-node tape-outs at 7nm or below.
• Familiarity with FinFET, dual patterning, and ULV challenges.
• Good Tcl and Python scripting skills in the context of flow development.
• Experience with revision-control tools such as Git.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Team player with good verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Out-of-the-box thinking.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain leading-edge place-and-route flows for Marvell’s various Business Units.
• Contribute to the deployment and support of design flows.
• Collaborate with the team to integrate flows into the overall CAD platform.
• Develop innovative solutions to increasingly challenging design problems.
• Track process and tool developments and enable new technologies in design execution flows.
• Generate, collect, centralize, and disseminate knowledge about P&R methodology.
• Interface with EDA vendors to optimize tool usage.

Benefits

• Eligible to participate in Marvell’s bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
• Family support programs.
• Mental health resources.
• Recognition and service awards.

What This Job Offers

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