[Hiring] Staff CAD Engineer @Impinj

Role Description

Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT—connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.

The CAD Silicon Support Engineering team is the backbone of our silicon development engine. We are a high-impact, multi-disciplinary group of engineers dedicated to building, maintaining, and optimizing the critical Electronic Design Automation (EDA) environments, tool chains, and methodologies that enable our design teams to tape out world-class silicon. Our mission is to accelerate time-to-market and maximize engineering productivity by delivering robust, highly automated, and deterministic CAD workflows.

What you will do:

• Support team members on virtual desktop environment setup and configuration
• Support load sharing server farm system and job submission environment
• Set up and configure EDA tools and license management for design teams
• Support circuit and layout designers using DRC, LVS and Extraction tools
• Support analog design flows and tools from project setup through tape out
• Work alongside designers to help debug and sometimes automate design tasks, and be a liaison between designers and tool vendors
• Support team members on the Linux Operating System and IT networking issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8 years of experience or 6 years with Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, or 3 years with PhD and minimum of 3 years of experience in a CAD support role
• Experience with EDA IC Design Tools (Schematic Capture, Layout Editing, and Simulation)
• Experience with Physical Verification Tools (DRC/LVS/Extraction tools)
• Experience in process development kit elements (PDK), including DRC, LVS and Extraction rule decks, model files, and custom parameterized cells development
• Proficiency in one or more programming and Scripting Languages (Cadence Skill, Perl, Python, Unix shell, C, C++, Web development)
• Experience supporting Linux operating systems
• Experience working with CMOS silicon processes
• Demonstrated ability to document technical processes clearly and communicate findings across engineering and cross-functional teams
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines

Benefits

• Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills
• At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus, and stock
• US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others
• Open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance