Raydar
EDA Software Engineer
$250K–$350K
Los Altos, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- At least 3 years of EDA or CAD engineering experience centered on cell characterization.
- Education
- A master's or doctoral degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree paired with comparable hands-on experience building characterization tools is listed as a bonus.
- Visa sponsorship
- Authorization to work in the US.
About the job
Build and own a fast modeling and simulation tool that characterizes electrical behavior in logic cells and proprietary blocks, produces library files, and exposes data to downstream users and tools.
What you'll do
- Build scalable characterization tooling and distribute circuit-simulation jobs across compute resources.
- Produce and validate library files for downstream timing and signoff tools.
- Balance runtime and precision, and collaborate with optimization and machine learning engineers on data and interfaces.
What they ask for
- At least 3 years of EDA or CAD engineering experience centered on cell characterization, including building characterization tools.
- Prior R&D work on a commercial characterization product at a leading EDA vendor.
- Thorough understanding of timing, power, and noise characterization methods, and a solid background with industry-standard circuit simulators.
- Willingness to work on-site 4 days per week and authorization to work in the US.
Nice to have
- Prior startup experience or an appetite for joining a young company.
- Experience using machine learning or surrogate models to speed up characterization.
Pay
USD 250,000 to 350,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
industry-standard circuit simulators
AI focus
Partner with machine learning engineers on data needs and interfaces; experience using machine learning or surrogate models to speed up characterization is a bonus.
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