Senior Design Automation Engineer - Front End Design Verification

About the role

The Senior Design Automation Engineer will play a critical part in scaling Altera's internal design productivity by developing, deploying, and supporting advanced design automation flows and methodologies for digital semiconductor design.

Responsibilities

• Create scripts, tooling customizations, and automation frameworks leveraging AI-driven tools and systems to streamline complex design processes.
• Evaluate, integrate, and enhance EDA tools to improve design productivity, efficiency, and quality across the organization.
• Automate repetitive design tasks, delivering solutions that are robust, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term architecture.
• Collaborate with design and verification teams to identify workflow bottlenecks and implement impactful process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement in design automation infrastructure, methodologies, and best practices.
• Work closely with internal teams and external EDA vendors to resolve tool issues, influence roadmaps, and adopt new capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant industry experience, including hands-on experience with Front End RTL and/or Design Verification EDA tools and FPGA/ASIC design flows (e.g., VCS, Xcelium, SpyGlass).
• Experience utilizing AI/ML-driven features within commercial EDA tools and/or building data pipelines and training systems to support learning-based design automation.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments and scripting/programming languages such as Python, Tcl, and Shell.
• Experience building flow automation tools and integrating them into complex design pipelines.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and translate user requirements into scalable solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience with Design Automation tools.
• Experience with Front End Pre-Silicon design verification flows.
• Familiarity with advanced features of EDA tools like Lint/CDC/RDC etc.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner across design and CAD/EDA teams.
• Prior experience in large-scale SoC or IP development environments.