Greetings from ACL Digital
We are looking for STA CAD Engineers.
Experience Level:5+ years of STA CAD
Job Description: STA CAD Engineer
Location: Hyderabad and Bangalore
Role Summary
We are looking for a Physical Design CAD Engineer with 5+ years of experience in developing, supporting, and optimizing CAD automation and implementation flows for advanced-node SoC physical design. The role requires strong technical depth in EDA tools, scripting, and PD methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain physical design automation flows for floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, ECO, and signoff.
- Build and support PnR CAD infrastructure, ensuring smooth execution of end-to-end implementation flows.
- Create robust automation scripts using TCL/Python/Perl/Shell to improve productivity, runtime, and quality.
- Debug tool/run failures and provide CAD-level support to physical design teams.
- Collaborate with PD, STA, PV, and RTL teams to define and deploy best-in-class implementation methodologies.
- Develop and maintain timing, DRC, and LVS signoff flows, ensuring consistency across corners and technology nodes.
- Manage and maintain EDA tool setups, installation, runsets, PDK updates, and license configurations.
- Work with EDA vendors for issue resolution, new feature evaluations, and methodology improvements.
- Support and automate UPF-based low-power flows including power intent checks.
- Maintain flow documentation, regression suites, and continuous integration systems.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of experience in PD CAD / Design Automation roles in SoC or ASIC development.
- Strong proficiency in scripting: TCL, Python, Shell (Perl is a plus).
- Deep understanding of physical design flows (RTLGDS), including timing closure and power optimization.
- Hands-on experience with major EDA tools such as:
- Synopsys ICC2 / Fusion Compiler
- Cadence Innovus / Voltus
- Calibre DRC/LVS
- PrimeTime / Tempus
- Knowledge of UPF, multi-voltage/multi-domain design flows.
- Experience working on 7nm / 5nm / 3nm nodes preferred.
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git/Perforce).
Preferred Skills
- Experience with OpenAccess databases.
- Exposure to EDA tool APIs, SKILL, or custom GUI development.
- Experience with compute farm management, job schedulers, or cloud-based flows.
- Understanding of AI/ML-based flow optimization is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Strong debugging and analytical thinking.
- Good communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to support PD teams proactively and independently.
Regards,
Sharmila Begum
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