Principal Engineer- CAD/EDA Tools & Design Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design Automation & Tool Development
• Develop and maintain leading-edge design automation flows addressing synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis (STA), physical verification (PV), and power integrity
• Create robust automation scripts and frameworks for regression testing, event-based job invocations, and workflow orchestration
• Build tooling for automating design tasks, reducing manual effort and improving design efficiency
• Port legacy tools to modern technologies (Python-based frameworks) and optimize tool flows for performance
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities to supplement and enhance current tool capabilities, productivity, and adoption
• Infrastructure & DevOps
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and related DevOps tools
• Manage version control workflows (Git) including branching/merging strategies for large-scale projects handling 100s of repositories
• Define workspace models involving multiple repositories with advanced Git knowledge (worktrees, submodules, etc.)
• Implement access control, LDAP groups, ACLs, and authorization frameworks
• Deploy monitoring and logging solutions using Grafana and related tools
• Manage task scheduling in Linux environments using Sungrid/UGE/LSF job schedulers
• EDA Tool Integration & Support
• Deploy and support industry-standard EDA tools including Synopsys VCS, Cadence Virtuoso, Mentor Calibre, and related toolsets
• Ensure seamless integration between internal and external tools (Github, Jira, Jenkins synchronization)
• Interface with EDA vendors for optimal tool usage, license management, and performance optimization
• Develop and maintain tool performance monitoring, profiling, and coverage analysis frameworks
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to design teams on CAD flows and best practices
• Define regression workflows for multi-process, multi-threaded design flows
• Collaborate with foundry engineers, design teams, and cross-functional groups to resolve complex technical challenges
• Support tape-out activities and SOC integration with robust automation and verification flows
• Create comprehensive documentation, user guides, and training materials

Requirements

• Education
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor design CAD/EDA tool development, deployment, and support
• Proven experience with advanced technology nodes (16nm or below, preferably 7nm/5nm)
• Technical Skills
• Core Competencies:
• Strong development experience in Linux environment
• Expert-level proficiency in version control (Git) including migration strategies and large-scale repository management
• Deep understanding of infrastructure aspects: storage, compute, network, access/authorizations
• Hands-on experience with Sungrid/UGE/LSF job scheduling systems
• Strong knowledge of LDAP groups, ACLs, and Linux access control mechanisms
• Programming & Scripting:
• Polyglot experience with multiple languages:
• o Python (primary)
• o Perl, Shell scripting
• o Tcl (for EDA tool scripting)
• o GNU Make
• o C/C++ (for performance-critical tools)
• o SQL (for database interactions)
• Automation & DevOps:
• Proficiency with Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development
• Experience with GitHub/GitHub Actions for workflow automation
• Knowledge of access control and security best practices
• Hands-on experience with Grafana for monitoring and visualization
• Implementatio

Additional Information

About Marvell Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. Your Team, Your Impact Marvell is empowering the global data economy. Whether at the network core or edge, our leadership technologies make it possible for the world's data to be processed, moved, stored and secured faster and more reliably. With leading intellectual property and deep system‐level knowledge, Marvell's infrastructure semiconductor solutions are transforming the 5G, cloud computing, enterprise and automotive markets of tomorrow. Marvell Compute and Custom Solutions has been at the forefront of developing and delivering leading edge, high-performance data processing silicon platforms. By delivering a stream of technical innovations through a diverse set of fast-growing product lines, Marvell technology is powering the next-generation data processing and workload acceleration platforms for multiple market segments. What You Can Expect

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