Staff Engineer AMS

Job Descriptions:Use the Cadence Virtuoso Software Suite and Cadence-SKILL language to program and maintain custom scripts and extensions for our Analog &Mixed-Signal (AMS) design tools.Maintain and extend our in-house software tools for the automated design of AMS circuits. These tools are implemented in Cadence SKILL, Perl, Python, JavaScript, and C/C++.Improve all existing software modules. This includes component testing, and the analysis, refactoring and maintenance of existing code.Integrate new methods and software tooling into our established design flow.Create training material. Train and support our worldwide designer community to effectively use both vendor and in-house AMS design tools.Write technical documents. Strive for quality by complying with all relevant quality assurance processes.Communicate and Collaborate with our international analog design automation team to guarantee the success of all the above activities.Job Requirements:A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or a similar topic.At least 5 years of work experience in software design and implementation related to AMS Design.Experience in scripting for electrical design automation (EDA)applications (Perl, Python JavaScript, and Cadence-SKILL is required, as well as C/C++).Knowledge of the Cadence Virtuoso analog design environment(experience with analog mixed signal design and physical layout synthesis is desired).Experience in professional software development, or algorithms for optimization and machine learning is an advantage.Familiar with the Unix/Linux operating system ( shell scripting and basic tools) and LSF server farms.Fluent in English.