Job Description
Greetings from ACL Digital
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nWe are looking for STA CAD Engineers.
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nExperience Level:5+ years of STA CAD
nJob Description: STA CAD Engineer
nLocation: Hyderabad and Bangalore
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nRole Summary
nWe are looking for a Physical Design CAD Engineer with 5+ years of experience in developing, supporting, and optimizing CAD automation and implementation flows for advanced-node SoC physical design. The role requires robust technical depth in EDA tools, scripting, and PD methodologies.
nKey Responsibilities
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- Develop, enhance, and maintain physical design automation flows for floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, ECO, and signoff.n
- Build and support PnR CAD infrastructure, ensuring smooth execution of end-to-end implementation flows.n
- Create robust automation scripts using TCL/Python/Perl/Shell to improve productivity, runtime, and quality.n
- Debug tool/run failures and provide CAD-level support to physical design teams.n
- Collaborate with PD, STA, PV, and RTL teams to define and deploy best-in-class implementation methodologies.n




- Develop and maintain timing, DRC, and LVS signoff flows, ensuring consistency across corners and technology nodes.n
- Manage and maintain EDA tool setups, installation, runsets, PDK updates, and license configurations.n
- Work with EDA vendors for issue resolution, new feature evaluations, and methodology improvements.n
- Support and automate UPF-based low-power flows including power intent checks.n
- Maintain flow documentation, regression suites, and continuous integration systems.n

nRequired Skills
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- 5+ years of experience in PD CAD / Design Automation roles in SoC or ASIC development.n
- Strong proficiency in scripting: TCL, Python, Shell (Perl is a plus).n
- Deep understanding of physical design flows (RTL→GDS), including timing closure and power optimization.n
- Hands-on experience with major EDA tools such as:n
- Synopsys ICC2 / Fusion Compilern
- Cadence Innovus / Voltu

📌 PD CAD Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 ACL Digital
📍 Bengaluru