CAD Design Engineer (TC - 50024764) - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 9 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Cirrus Logic is seeking a senior-level, hands-on CAD automation engineer to own and drive the design automation infrastructure that powers Cirrus Logic's design teams. In this role, you will create and evolve scalable automation solutions to streamline data management and enforce consistent design flows.
What you'll do
- Own and develop CAD automation infrastructure, workflows, and Python-based automation tools for design flows and data processing. - Standardize and automate project setup, directory structures, and environment configuration across multiple programs. - Integrate and customize EDA tools to support design requirements and resolve issues directly with EDA vendors. - Develop and maintain regression and validation frameworks for flows and tools. - Manage design data, revision control, and release processes. - Collaborate with IT on compute infrastructure to enable scalable job execution and resource utilization.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, with 7+ years of experience in CAD, design automation, or EDA tools development in a production environment. - Strong Python programming skills with experience building, maintaining, and scaling production-quality automation tools. - Hands-on experience with design automation and scripting in semiconductor design environments. - Experience using revision control systems such as Git or Perforce. - Fluency in Linux and command-line environments, including scripting, debugging, and automation. - Solid understanding of IC design flows, EDA tools, project setup, and environment configuration across multiple designs.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with 7+ years of experience supporting design CAD or EDA tools. - Experience working with SKILL, Tcl, and/or shell scripting, especially in EDA flow customization. - Hands-on experience with the Cadence design environment and associated analog and digital design tools. - Familiarity with job scheduling and compute management systems such as LSF or equivalent. - Experience with data processing, reporting, and visualization, as well as building regression frameworks and automated validation systems. - Familiarity with PDKs, design databases, data formats, and tapeout flows, with experience supporting analog or mixed-signal design teams.
Skills: CAD automation engineer, design automation infrastructure, Python-based automation tools, EDA tools, IC design flows
This role has been open 135 days — well above the 68-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
701
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$189k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cirrus Logic | All employers we track in this specialty (701 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 701 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 6 | 1494 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 168 d | 68 d (+100 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $189k |
Skills observed across this category: CAD automation engineer, design automation infrastructure, Python-based automation tools, EDA tools, IC design flows
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 154 open roles · median 151 d
- Synopsys · 62 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 44 open roles · median 51 d
- GlobalFoundries · 39 open roles · median 25 d
- Qualcomm · 38 open roles · median 75 d
- Keysight Technologies · 34 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 701 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.