Principal Engineer - Global Tapeout and Mask Organization - Austin, Texas, United States of America
$85,000 - $146,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Principal Engineer will work with a global team of engineers and product owners on business transformation projects that drive process optimizations and product modernization across complex Electronic Design Automation (EDA) flows and cloud technology transformations.
What you'll do
- Enable scalable Electronic Design Automation (EDA) functions in a cloud environment and continuously improve secure on-premises automation flows. - Explore technologies and trends in tapeout interactive tool and app development, including AI/ML technologies and AWS services. - Create data visualizations and tools to view EDA tool outputs to bring process improvements and documentation. - Perform data analytics on tapeout processing key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive optimized performance of cloud tapeout execution. - Support customer tapeouts, mask manufacturing enablement, and Fab wafer start enablement. - Develop business process improvement tools in the cloud utilizing out-of-the-box services.
What you'll need
- BS with 4–5 years of relevant experience, MS with 2–4 years of relevant experience, or PhD with 1–2 years of relevant experience in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or a related field. - Experience developing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) flows and automation. - Semiconductor device design and validation knowledge. - Proficiency within Linux/Unix system environments. - Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases to process tapeout and EDA data. - Experience architecting and developing process improvement automations and KPI metrics using tools such as Python, on-premises systems, and various cloud platforms. - Status as a US person (lawful permanent resident and/or green card holder) and eligibility to obtain and maintain an export control license.
Nice to have
- Master of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or related field coupled with 5+ years of relevant experience. - Experience or certification in Structured Problem Solving (8D) / FMEA. - Experience integrating AI agents and tools into business processes. - Knowledge of cybersecurity tools and best practices, including experience with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) enablement. - Exposure to project management tools like Azure DevOps and JIRA, and integration pipeline tools such as Bamboo, Git, and Jenkins. - Prior experience in tapeout operations.
Skills: EDA flows, cloud technology, tapeout workflows, automation flows, AI/ML technologies, AWS
This role has been open 216 days — well above the 71-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
694
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$192k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (694 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 40 | 694 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 47 | 1513 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 28 d | 71 d (−43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $192k |
Skills observed across this category: EDA flows, cloud technology, tapeout workflows, automation flows, AI/ML technologies, AWS
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 155 open roles · median 153 d
- Synopsys · 62 open roles · median 44 d
- Micron Technology · 44 open roles · median 53 d
- GlobalFoundries (this employer) · 39 open roles · median 27 d
- Qualcomm · 39 open roles · median 77 d
- Keysight Technologies · 34 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 694 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 26 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.