EDA/CAD Support Engineer

Grade UE07: £40,247.00 - £47,874.00 per annum       

School of Engineering / College of Science & Engineering 

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: for 4 years

 

The Opportunity:

The EDA/CAD Support Engineer will provide specialist technical support to ensure the efficient operation of EDA/CAD workflows critical for CMOS integrated circuit (IC) design. This role supports the development of analogue, mixed-signal, and digital ICs by addressing complex EDA/CAD issues, customising tools, and managing Process Design Kits (PDKs). Interfacing with researchers from CEF and the APRIL AI Hub will offer the opportunity to support the deployment of ML tools and pipelines applied to the different facets of Device Design.

The post-holder will engage with IC design teams, academic colleagues, and industry stakeholders to drive innovation and maintain state-of-the-art capabilities in IC design processes. This role requires technical expertise, excellent communication, and the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.

This role is UE07 and is available on a fixed term to 31st January 2029.

 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Proven expertise in EDA/CAD tools and workflows for CMOS IC design.
• Practical experience (3+ years) in using industrial EDA/CAD tools like Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens/Mentor Graphics.
• Strong understanding of CMOS technologies and IC design workflows, including analogue, mixed-signal, and digital circuits.
• Proficiency in programming languages like SKILL, Tcl, Perl, Python, and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with maintaining the infrastructure and managing the pipelines necessary for deploying ML/DL models is desirable.

A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.

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Please apply including a cover letter and CV

 

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. 

 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

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On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 11 March 2025.

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