ASIC Design Flow CAD Engineer

What you will do

You will participate in the activities of a CAD team supporting various analog and digital design groups across several sites. Imec’s large design community collaborates in research and industrial projects on a broad range of technologies, providing design, layout, prototyping, fabrication, and testing services to internal and external customers.

You will be responsible for the installation, configuration, management, and customization of PDKs, IPs, tools and work environments. You will provide CAD solutions, documentation and training to various design teams across imec . You will interact with customer support services from foundries, IP and EDA vendors. You will bridge the gap between designers and imec ICT.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Fetch, install, set up and maintain PDKs and IPs from different vendors and technologies.
• Install, set up and maintain design tools.
• Create and maintain in-house design tools, scripts, and custom verification rulesets.
• Set up and maintain design environments in Linux.
• Assist designers in creating common workflows.
• Assist designers in debugging issues in design tools, PDKs, IPs and workflows.

What we do for you

Imec is a world-leading R&D centre and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology, supporting a large ecosystem of industrial and academic players worldwide. 

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. We are proud of our open, multicultural and informal work environment with ample opportunities to take initiative and show responsibility. We are committed to supporting and guiding you in this process by investing in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We offer a competitive salary package with many fringe benefits, including meal vouchers, hospitalization insurance, private pension plan and purchase allowances. We are committed to promoting well-being and positive mental health in the workplace. We have established a flexible hybrid work model that combines on-site and home office to promote work-life balance and enhance productivity. 

Who you are

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or equivalent.
• You have relevant CAD support experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and shell scripting is essential.
• Design experience with digital flows is a strong plus.
• You are familiar with programming languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, SKILL and/or others.
• You are familiar with versioning tools such as SVN, GIT and/or others.
• Experience with commercial IP data management tools is a plus.
• You are autonomous and proactive.
• You are polyvalent and can manage several tasks in parallel.
• You can manage priorities and organize your work.
• You have good written and oral communication skills in English.
• Relocation to Belgium is required.

IMEC and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. IMEC will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (hereafter “Agency”) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge. IMEC will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a prior written agreement with IMEC, validated by its HR department, in place regarding a specific job opening and allowing to submit resumes.