The University of Texas at Austin
CAD/EDA Engineer I, CAD/EDA Engineer II, Senior CAD/EDA Engineer, Texas Institut
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Job Posting Title:
CAD/EDA Engineer I, CAD/EDA Engineer II, Senior CAD/EDA Engineer, Texas Institute for Electronics
---- Hiring Department: Texas Institute for Electronics
---- Position Open To: All Applicants
---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
---- FLSA Status: Exempt
---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately
---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue
---- Location: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS
---- Job Details: About Us
The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a public-private partnership of preeminent semiconductor systems and defense electronics companies, national labs, and academic institutions. Our mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in critical semiconductor domains such as advanced packaging, and in the process to help restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. We are developing cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will define future roadmaps of semiconductor logic, memory, heterogenous integration, chip cooling, etc. We are seeking a number of motivated individuals to join our team and help us in achieving the above goals. TIE is part of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a global leader in technology innovation and engineering education for over a century. With 11 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs, over 20 research centers and a faculty community that boasts one of the highest number of National Academy of Engineering members among U.S. universities, Texas Engineering has launched some of the nation's most accomplished leaders and pioneered world-changing solutions in virtually every industry, from space exploration to energy to health care. Situated in the heart of Austin - named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report - the Cockrell School embodies the city's innovative spirit. Major companies with Austin campuses, such as Dell, National Instruments, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, Tesla, and many others, continue to recruit Cockrell School students at a remarkable rate, launching thousands of successful careers and developing Texas Engineers into industry leaders. At UT Austin, we say "What starts here changes the world." As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first class academic and research programs.
UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include: Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
General Notes
Multiple vacancies available
.
This position may be filled at a higher-level title, relative to the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. Applicants must
be authorized to
work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. Relocation
assistance
may be available. We are bringing advanced semiconductor 3DHI packaging/manufacturing back to the USA and looking for motivated individuals to join our team. Purpose
Implement automation and
work
flows for custom integrated circuit design and 3DHI modeling across the wide range of EDA
IC design
tools. Develop and
maintain
automation scripts in Linux environments, as well as Windows applications. Define design flows andprovide user support for TIE's Assembly Design Kits (ADK's), while helping to ensure interoperability with our partner PDK's.
Work
closely
with EDA vendors and our internal Design and Processes engineering teams to develop and define TIE's preferred tool sets that will enable 3DHI system design for our potential customer base and our internal design/modeling teams.
Senior positions will help set TIE's overall EDA/Design methodologies and process
strategies
. Responsibilities
Create and
maintain
scripts
/automation
to assure compatibility and integration
with wide range of EDA IC design/modeling tools to enable simulation/emulation
, physical verification, parasitic extraction
, and 3DHI modeling
.
Help develo
p, deploy,
and
maintain
TIE's ADK (Assembly Design Kits)
.
Maintain interoperability and compatibility of TIE's design kits with our partner PDK's, our internal PDK's & ADK's, and vendor EDA tool revisions.
Developing innovative physical design place & route
methodology
and flow solutions to meet current and future design challenges.
Help
establish
and validate
physical design methodologies, flow automation
and infrastructure for our internal 3D heterogenous
micro-system
modeling teams.
Automation of Test structure layout
s
to
help
drive
next generation processing capabilities
across
a
wide
range of materials
.
Support TIE's standard cell offerings and drive validation/simulation/emulation capability around those standard cells.
Facilitate and oversee project
tapeouts
.
Providing technical leadership, mentoring and customer support for our internal design and 3D modeling teams.
Required Qualifications
CAD/EDA Engineer I:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely related field.
CAD/EDA Engineer II
:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely related field
, Minimum of
three
years industry experience.
Senior
CAD/EDA Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely
related field
, Minimum of
ten
years industry experience.
E
xperience in developing and customizing high performance
semiconductor
IC
design
, layout,
& validation
flows using industry-standard EDA
tool
s
( Cadence
, Synopsys, Ansys, Siemens
...)
Excellent UNIX and scripting programming skills (Perl, Python,
TCL
or similar languages
).
Experience with software build automation and version control software
.
Proficiency
in both Linux and Windows environments.
Prior
CAD support
experience
in semiconductor
IC design, including oversight of product
tapeouts
.
Strong teamwork, collaboration, and communication abilities, with the ability to contribute to company-wide consensus on design flows
,
tools
, and methodologies.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Relevant education and/or industry experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications
Master's
or advanced
degree in semiconductor engineering fields such as Electrical Engineering,
Computer
Science,
or
other relevant disciplines.
Previous experience in setting up and facilitating Design environments and maintaining design kit operability and coordination for cross functional design, modeling, and
/or
layout teams.
Previous experience integrating PDK and
/or
ADK's to enable 2.5D or 3D SoC's
.
Experience
evaluating EDA tool capabilities
driving EDA vendors to make tool improvements
or enable
new functions to meet advanced or unique design requirements.
Experience in a startup or research and development (R&D) environment.
Salary Range
CAD/EDA
Engineer I: $80,000 + depending on qualifications CAD/EDA Engineer
II: $100,000 + depending on qualifications Senior
CAD/EDA
Engineer: $160,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions
Work is performed on-site in a scientific research environment
and prototyping
facility
with
dynamic work conditions
collaborating
simultaneously with many partners/customers in parallel.
Work outside standard office hours could be required on an occasional basis during peak periods and special events.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal
opportunity/affirmative
action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF] E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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---- Hiring Department: Texas Institute for Electronics
---- Position Open To: All Applicants
---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40
---- FLSA Status: Exempt
---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately
---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue
---- Location: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS
---- Job Details: About Us
The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE) is a public-private partnership of preeminent semiconductor systems and defense electronics companies, national labs, and academic institutions. Our mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in critical semiconductor domains such as advanced packaging, and in the process to help restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. We are developing cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and processes that will define future roadmaps of semiconductor logic, memory, heterogenous integration, chip cooling, etc. We are seeking a number of motivated individuals to join our team and help us in achieving the above goals. TIE is part of the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a global leader in technology innovation and engineering education for over a century. With 11 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs, over 20 research centers and a faculty community that boasts one of the highest number of National Academy of Engineering members among U.S. universities, Texas Engineering has launched some of the nation's most accomplished leaders and pioneered world-changing solutions in virtually every industry, from space exploration to energy to health care. Situated in the heart of Austin - named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report - the Cockrell School embodies the city's innovative spirit. Major companies with Austin campuses, such as Dell, National Instruments, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, Tesla, and many others, continue to recruit Cockrell School students at a remarkable rate, launching thousands of successful careers and developing Texas Engineers into industry leaders. At UT Austin, we say "What starts here changes the world." As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first class academic and research programs.
UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers, provides outstanding employee benefits and total rewards packages that include: Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds
Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
Tuition assistance
Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets
Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
General Notes
Multiple vacancies available
.
This position may be filled at a higher-level title, relative to the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. Applicants must
be authorized to
work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship. Relocation
assistance
may be available. We are bringing advanced semiconductor 3DHI packaging/manufacturing back to the USA and looking for motivated individuals to join our team. Purpose
Implement automation and
work
flows for custom integrated circuit design and 3DHI modeling across the wide range of EDA
IC design
tools. Develop and
maintain
automation scripts in Linux environments, as well as Windows applications. Define design flows andprovide user support for TIE's Assembly Design Kits (ADK's), while helping to ensure interoperability with our partner PDK's.
Work
closely
with EDA vendors and our internal Design and Processes engineering teams to develop and define TIE's preferred tool sets that will enable 3DHI system design for our potential customer base and our internal design/modeling teams.
Senior positions will help set TIE's overall EDA/Design methodologies and process
strategies
. Responsibilities
Create and
maintain
scripts
/automation
to assure compatibility and integration
with wide range of EDA IC design/modeling tools to enable simulation/emulation
, physical verification, parasitic extraction
, and 3DHI modeling
.
Help develo
p, deploy,
and
maintain
TIE's ADK (Assembly Design Kits)
.
Maintain interoperability and compatibility of TIE's design kits with our partner PDK's, our internal PDK's & ADK's, and vendor EDA tool revisions.
Developing innovative physical design place & route
methodology
and flow solutions to meet current and future design challenges.
Help
establish
and validate
physical design methodologies, flow automation
and infrastructure for our internal 3D heterogenous
micro-system
modeling teams.
Automation of Test structure layout
s
to
help
drive
next generation processing capabilities
across
a
wide
range of materials
.
Support TIE's standard cell offerings and drive validation/simulation/emulation capability around those standard cells.
Facilitate and oversee project
tapeouts
.
Providing technical leadership, mentoring and customer support for our internal design and 3D modeling teams.
Required Qualifications
CAD/EDA Engineer I:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely related field.
CAD/EDA Engineer II
:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely related field
, Minimum of
three
years industry experience.
Senior
CAD/EDA Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
, Computer Science or closely
related field
, Minimum of
ten
years industry experience.
E
xperience in developing and customizing high performance
semiconductor
IC
design
, layout,
& validation
flows using industry-standard EDA
tool
s
( Cadence
, Synopsys, Ansys, Siemens
...)
Excellent UNIX and scripting programming skills (Perl, Python,
TCL
or similar languages
).
Experience with software build automation and version control software
.
Proficiency
in both Linux and Windows environments.
Prior
CAD support
experience
in semiconductor
IC design, including oversight of product
tapeouts
.
Strong teamwork, collaboration, and communication abilities, with the ability to contribute to company-wide consensus on design flows
,
tools
, and methodologies.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Relevant education and/or industry experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications
Master's
or advanced
degree in semiconductor engineering fields such as Electrical Engineering,
Computer
Science,
or
other relevant disciplines.
Previous experience in setting up and facilitating Design environments and maintaining design kit operability and coordination for cross functional design, modeling, and
/or
layout teams.
Previous experience integrating PDK and
/or
ADK's to enable 2.5D or 3D SoC's
.
Experience
evaluating EDA tool capabilities
driving EDA vendors to make tool improvements
or enable
new functions to meet advanced or unique design requirements.
Experience in a startup or research and development (R&D) environment.
Salary Range
CAD/EDA
Engineer I: $80,000 + depending on qualifications CAD/EDA Engineer
II: $100,000 + depending on qualifications Senior
CAD/EDA
Engineer: $160,000 + depending on qualifications Working Conditions
Work is performed on-site in a scientific research environment
and prototyping
facility
with
dynamic work conditions
collaborating
simultaneously with many partners/customers in parallel.
Work outside standard office hours could be required on an occasional basis during peak periods and special events.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above. ---- Employment Eligibility: Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval. ---- Retirement Plan Eligibility: The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. ---- Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position. ---- Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal
opportunity/affirmative
action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. ---- Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. ---- Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university. ---- E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF] E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF] ---- Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
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