Analog/Mixed Signal Lead CAD Engineer (EDA)

TL;DR

Analog/Mixed Signal Lead CAD Engineer (EDA): Develop, maintain, and optimize analog back-end CAD flows, environments, and automation tools with an accent on key verification flows including DRC, LVS, QRC, EMIR, and PERC. Focus on troubleshooting CAD issues, collaborating with design and layout teams, and contributing to methodology development and flow standardization.

Location: Shanghai

Company

Leading provider of EDA software and tools for semiconductor design.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and optimize analog back-end CAD flows, environments, and automation tools.
• Support verification flows for analog/mixed-signal projects, including DRC, LVS, QRC, EMIR, and PERC.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to CAD flows, PDKs, and EDA tools.
• Collaborate with design, layout, process, and external vendor teams to improve flow stability and efficiency.
• Contribute to CAD methodology development and flow standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Microelectronics, Semiconductor Physics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years relevant experience with bachelor’s, or 3+ years with master’s.
• Strong hands-on experience in analog back-end design or CAD support.
• Familiarity with hirify.global Virtuoso, Calibre/Pegasus, xCalibre, Quantus, or StarRC.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Python, Perl, SKILL, or Shell.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in DRC/LVS/PERC rule deck development or PCell development.