Position Title: Staff Cad Engineer
Company Profile:
National Semiconductor creates analog-intensive solutions that differentiate customers' products by providing lower power consumption, higher speed, greater precision, increased portability, better audio and sharper images in electronics systems. National’s leading-edge, energy-efficient analog products enhance personal mobile devices (cellphones, smartphones and MP3 players), LED lighting and electronics such as medical, automotive, and test and measurement equipment. Its SolarMagic technology, launched in 2008, is built upon National’s analog and power management circuits and provides enhanced energy output of solar arrays. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.46 billion for its most recent fiscal year.
Job Description:
Opportunity:
This key CAD Staff Engineering role will be responsible for the development and support of the physical verification tools, flows and runsets for both analog and mixed signal design using custom and industry tools such as Assura/Hercules from the major EDA tool vendors. This role is critical for future CAD methodology development and involves working with local and remote PDK teams/managers, IC process development, IC designers, CAD tool owners and other developers to define solutions and methodology for future PDK implementation and automation.
This job requires coordination with front-end cad developers, process engineers, model developers and the offshore CAD groups to define and build complex IC design kits for sub-micron IDM and foundry processes. Other areas of expertise which could be leveraged include project leadership, SPICE modeling, Circuit simulation and Digital design techniques and programming skill in SKILL, Perl, Python or Ruby. This position will be based in Santa Clara, CA at our corporate headquarters.
The ideal candidate will not only have an excellent technical background, but also seasoned presentation skills, the ability to successfully drive x-functional or project teams, extreme confidence in crossing functional boundaries, interfacing at all managerial levels and a genuine ability to sell new ideas to multiple stakeholders.
Minimum Requirements:
- BSEE or CS and min 10+ years of relevant Semiconductor/EDA industry experience, MS or Ph.D a plus
- Industry experience in leading in EDA, design IP, IDM’s or leading IC foundry’s
- Wide experience in commercial CAD/EDA tools and Mixed Signal Design flows
- Knowledge of Analog and Deep Submicron BICMOS/CMOS process technology
- Knowledge of Software Development and QA best practices
- Knowledge of Cadence Skill (or Python) P-cell development and QA is desirable
** Please send your resume to Marsha Yarbrough: marsha.yarbrough@nsc.com
As an equal opportunity employer, National Semiconductor encourages and supports a diverse workplace.
As an equal opportunity employer, National Semiconductor encourages and supports a diverse workplace. |