Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

Job Title

Associate Staff CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

Role Summary

Work on the Central CAD Physical Verification (PV) team to develop and maintain physical verification rule decks (DRC, LVS, antenna, dummy fill, density, PERC, extraction) and PV flows. Collaborate with design, layout, ESD, foundry, and vendor teams to collect specifications, debug tool issues, and release validated PV methodologies.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role specifies typically 10+ years of related professional experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include rule-deck development, automation, and cross-team support during the design lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain physical verification rule decks (DRC, LVS, antenna, dummy fill, density, XOR, PERC, extraction).
• Drive impact analysis and specification meetings with stakeholders for deck releases.
• Collaborate with CAD, ESD, design, layout, and foundry teams to obtain specifications and resolve PV issues.
• Create and run QA testcases and perform code reviews to validate rule decks.
• Develop and automate PV flows and methodologies to improve quality and runtime performance.
• Evaluate and benchmark new tools and features; work with external vendors to report and track software bugs.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across PV decks, flows, and methodologies.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: 10+ years of related professional experience.
• Must-have: Strong expertise developing and supporting DRC, antenna, density and dummy fill decks using Calibre SVRF or similar.
• Must-have: Proficiency with physical verification tools such as Calibre RVE and Calibre DRV and familiarity with layout editors (e.g. Virtuoso).
• Must-have: Scripting experience for automation (Perl, Python, shell).
• Must-have: Proven ability to drive PV flows from specification through release and to collaborate cross-functionally to resolve issues.
• Must-have: Experience working with external vendors and foundries to debug and escalate tool issues.
• Nice-to-have: Experience coding LVS, extraction and PERC rule decks.
• Nice-to-have: Experience using AI-powered tools to aid productivity and analysis.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering is specified in the source. (The posting also specifies 10+ years of related professional experience.)

About the Company

Company: Silicon Labs

Headquarters: Austin, Texas, USA

Silicon Labs is a leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, creating embedded technology that connects devices to improve lives. With a focus on advanced edge connectivity applications, the company provides device makers with cutting-edge solutions and support. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs operates in over 16 countries, serving markets such as smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities.