Summary
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A staff-level R&D engineering position focused on developing software and algorithms for automated physical design of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor circuits. Responsibilities include spatial indexing, graph-based engines, constraint programming, and optimization models for complex physical design rules.
Highlights
Combine software engineering and advanced algorithms with semiconductor physical design. The role offers opportunities to work on challenging optimization, graph, spatial indexing, and constraint-programming problems in an R&D environment.
Description
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Your Role
Key responsibilities in your new role
Develop software and algorithms for the automated physical design of analog integrated circuits as well as discrete power devices and charge-coupled devicesBuild and optimize spatial indexing and graph-based engines: sweep-line operations, interval/segment trees, R-tree-based querying, planar graph construction/analysis, and matching algorithms for constraints like symmetry and alignmentModel complex AMS layout rules via constraint programming, implement and tune Gecode or OR-Tools CP-SAT models; develop custom propagators where needed, establish diagnostics and KPIs for model quality and solver performanceParallelize compute-intensive kernels using OpenMP and standard parallel algorithms; optimize memory behavior and validate scalability on Linux/LSF clustersEstablish testing and quality practices for geometry kernels and CP models: create unit tests and fuzzing for geometric edge casesImprove existing software modules including refactoring, testing and maintenance of existing codeCommunicate and collaborate with our international analog design automation team to guarantee the success of all the above activities
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Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed
A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or similar, Doctorate (Ph.D.) strongly preferredMinimum 3–5 years of algorithm development experience directly applicable to AMS-EDA, especially computational geometry for analog layout synthesis, constraint programming and solver use (e.g., Gecode, OR-Tools CP-SAT) and CPU-only parallel algorithms in modern C++ using OpenMP and standard parallel algorithms (C++17/C++20)Deep knowledge of spatial and graph data structures (e.g., sweep-line, interval/segment trees, R-trees, planar graphs, matching/flow) relevant to analog physical designAdvanced knowledge of Python GUI programming and Cadence SKILL, as well as knowledge of the Cadence Virtuoso software suite (schematic and layout entry), is requiredExperience in quantum computing, machine learning, artificial neural networks and reinforcement learning, as well as associated software such as model development in Python/TorchFamiliarity with the Unix/Linux operating system as a user and administrator, as well as experience in shell scripting and the use of LSF server farmsFluent English language skills, German is a plus
Contact:
Alexander Greie, LinkedIn
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