PDK Engineer
Do you want to play a key role in driving forward PragmatIC’s emerging technology? If are driven, ambitious and have a background in semiconductor manufacturing, we would love to hear from you!
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Overview
Pragmatic’s FlexIC Foundry makes flexible integrated circuits available to a wide range of customers, each with their own custom application and market area.
Pragmatic’s PDK Team supports this by ensuring accurate translation of process capability into the design environment. As part of the team’s expansion, we are seeking a PDK Engineer to design, develop, maintain and test Process Design Kits (PDKs) for our released and upcoming in-house semiconductor technologies. The PDK Engineer will work closely with the process development, modelling and chip design teams to enrich the PDK offering and improve its quality.
This position is especially suitable for a candidate who has a keen interest in automation, strong software and Linux skills, and is familiar with the basic IC design flow.
Key tasks
- Development of new features both for existing and emerging technology platforms.
- Maintenance of Pragmatic’s PDKs.
- Development and automation of the regression test suite.
- Close collaboration with internal stakeholders to clarify requirements and propose efficient solutions.
- Help to define and implement the PDK Team’s test and release infrastructure.
Qualifications and training
The successful candidate will be educated to degree or post-graduate degree level in Electrical Engineering or a related field and will ideally demonstrate a strong background in Circuit Design and/or Electronics.
Skills and experience
- Extensive experience with Unix, especially scripting (shell, python, perl).
- Very good communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Familiarity with Cadence EDA tools and basic knowledge of skill.
- Good understanding of how a PDK is used in the design flow (especially in simulation) and how the different components of a PDK fit together.
- Experience of defining PDK release infrastructure (advantage).
- Experience of other mainstream EDA tools (advantage).
- Familiarity with digital design flow (advantage).
- Knowledge of CMOS or TFT process technologies (advantage).
- Team
- IC Design & Test
- Locations
- Cambridge
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
Reward and Benefits
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Private Medical Insurance
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BUPA Cash Plan
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Death in Service
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Income Protection
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Various Subscriptions
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Mental health first aiders
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Flu vaccinations
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Lifestyle benefits
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Visa fee reimbursement
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Recruitment bonus scheme
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Social events
Our Culture
At Pragmatic, we have a highly skilled, passionate and driven team from diverse backgrounds. We have employees from over a dozen countries, covering 5 continents. The company culture is one that promotes an open and collaborative environment where everyone’s input is valued. Our employees feel fortunate to work in such an innovative and inspiring place, with a talented and dedicated team all focused on reinventing electronics to address real world challenges.
PDK Engineer
Do you want to play a key role in driving forward PragmatIC’s emerging technology? If are driven, ambitious and have a background in semiconductor manufacturing, we would love to hear from you!
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