Greetings from ACL Digital

We are looking for STA CAD Engineers.

Experience Level:5+ years of STA CAD

: STA CAD Engineer

Location: Hyderabad and Bangalore

Role Summary

We 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 strong technical depth in EDA tools, scripting, and PD methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, enhance, and maintain physical design automation flows for floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, ECO, and signoff. - Build and support PnR CAD infrastructure, ensuring smooth execution of end-to-end implementation flows. - Create robust automation scripts using TCL/Python/Perl/Shell to improve productivity, runtime, and quality. - Debug tool/run failures and provide CAD-level support to physical design teams. - Collaborate with PD, STA, PV, and RTL teams to define and deploy best-in-class implementation methodologies. - Develop and maintain timing, DRC, and LVS signoff flows, ensuring consistency across corners and technology nodes. - Manage and maintain EDA tool setups, installation, runsets, PDK updates, and license configurations. - Work with EDA vendors for issue resolution, new feature evaluations, and methodology improvements.



- Support and automate UPF-based low-power flows including power intent checks. - Maintain flow documentation, regression suites, and continuous integration systems.

Required Skills

- 5+ years of experience in PD CAD / Design Automation roles in SoC or ASIC development. - Robust proficiency in scripting: TCL, Python, Shell (Perl is a plus). - Deep understanding of physical design flows (RTL→GDS), including timing closure and power optimization. - Hands-on experience with major EDA tools such as: - Synopsys ICC2 / Fusion Compiler - Cadence Innovus / Voltus - Calibre DRC/LVS - PrimeTime / Tempus - Knowledge of UPF, multi-voltage/multi-domain design flows. - Experience working on 7nm / 5nm / 3nm nodes preferred. - Familiarity with version control systems (Git/Perforce).

Preferred Skills

- Experience with OpenAccess databases. - Exposure to EDA tool APIs, SKILL, or custom GUI development. - Experience with compute farm management, job schedulers, or cloud-based flows. - Understanding of AI/ML-based flow optimization is a plus.

Soft Skills

- Strong debugging and analytical thinking. - Good communication and collaboration abilities. - Ability to support PD teams proactively and independently.

Regards,

Sharmila Begum

Mail ID: [email protected]

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