PDK Engineer - DRC/SVRS

Location: Bengaluru/Noida/Hyderbad

Experience: 2–5 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Overview

We are looking for a PDK Validation Engineer with 2–5 years of experience in PDK validation, physical verification, and DRC rule checking, with strong hands-on experience in Calibre and SVRF rule decks.

The role involves validating and debugging PDK/technology collateral, DRC rule decks, and physical verification flows to ensure robust and accurate PDK releases for advanced semiconductor technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Validate PDK releases and physical verification flows across semiconductor technologies.
• Perform and debug DRC rule checks using Calibre.
• Work extensively with SVRF rule decks for DRC validation and debugging.
• Analyze DRC violations and determine whether issues originate from:
• Design rules
• SVRF rule decks
• Technology files
• PDK components
• Layout/design implementation
• Develop and execute DRC test cases to validate individual rules and rule-deck functionality.
• Validate PDK/DRC rules across different process variants, configurations, and technology nodes.
• Perform LVS/ERC and other physical verification checks as required.
• Support regression testing and qualification of PDK releases.
• Debug rule-deck issues and work with PDK, CAD, Technology, Foundry, and Design teams for resolution.
• Maintain validation collateral, test cases, scripts, and regression suites.
• Automate validation and regression activities using Python, Tcl, Perl, SKILL, or Shell.
• Document issues, validation results, and release qualification status.

Must-Have Skills

• 2–5 years of relevant semiconductor experience.
• Hands-on experience in PDK Validation / Physical Verification / Design Enablement.
• Strong hands-on experience with Calibre DRC.
• Good understanding and hands-on exposure to SVRF rule decks — Mandatory.
• Experience in DRC rule checking, debugging and validation.
• Understanding of CMOS layout and semiconductor design rules.
• Exposure to LVS/ERC validation.
• Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
• Scripting experience in Tcl / Python / Perl / SKILL / Shell.

Good to Have

• Experience in PDK development or qualification.
• Experience with SVRF rule-deck development/modification.
• PCell and technology-file exposure.
• Calibre LVS/PEX.
• Synopsys ICV/PVS exposure.
• Advanced-node experience such as FinFET/RibbonFET.
• Experience with PDK regression automation.
• Exposure to foundry PDK releases and technology enablement.