Company Description

“At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.”

Job DescriptionYou are responsible for the further development of concepts and methods for the EDA design environments with focus on analog / mixed signal ASIC design in advanced nodes.Solid understanding of PDK’s, effectively manage PDK libraries, collaterals and drive migration of design environments for incremental releases.Development of Calibre Physical Verification decks for CMOS PLANAR and FINFET technologies including DRC, LVS, PERC, FILL LPE and shape generation decks and scripts.Layout Automation and Utilities development in Cadence SKILL/SKILL++.Development and validation of PV tools and flows like parasitic extraction, EMIR drop and substrate noise analysis.Responsibilities will include testing, validation, customer support and new tool/methods evaluations, development of methods and procedures for quality improvement, automation of deck/techFiles generation and validation.Experience with Cadence custom IC Virtuoso platform to create layout test structures, to validate verification rules and to troubleshoot errors.Experience with physical verification tools for DRC, LVS and parasitic extraction, Calibre, starRC, ICV etc is plus.Working knowledge of revision control software (Git, Perforce, Subversion, Synchronicity, etc)Collaboration with the IT team to fulfil advanced nodes specific requests (Linux, Exceed-on-Demand, Grid, VMWare-ESX, Storage-system, etc.).Ensuring the operation and support within the CAD / IT-team for all ASIC designers worldwide.Managing the quality and ISO26262 requirements for the EDA tools, both for in-house developments and vendor products.

QualificationsEducation: University degree (Master/PhD) in electrical engineering or a comparable subjectPersonality and working practice: communicative, problem-solving mindset, responsible, initiative, flexible and target oriented. Comfortable in working in a fast paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.Experience and Knowledge:  Minimum 10+ years of development experience of Mixed Signal CAD design Flows from Front to Back ,expert knowledge and experience of state-of-the-art design tools (EDA-vendors e.g. Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor) and Software-development-methodologies and tools (Linux, script- and programming-languages as well as Cadence Skill), thorough understanding of Custom Analog development flow, design tools and Software / Hardware environmentQualifications: ability to identify and analyse tasks efficiently within the scope of your work and to develop pragmatic application-specific solutions; pronounced ability to communicate, relevant experience in the methodology of problem solving as well as in the cooperation and leadership of international and cross-functional teamsTechnical Skills: Cadence SKILL, Calibre SVRF/TVF, Python, Shell Scripting.Languages: fluent in English written and spoken

 

Additional Information

Because Western Digital thrives on the power of diversity and is committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect, and contribution, we are committed to giving every qualified applicant and employee an equal opportunity.  Western Digital does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their protected class status and complies with all federal and state laws against discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, as well as the laws and regulations set forth in the "Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law" poster.