Staff CAD Engineer - Richardson, TX, United States
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
This role combines software development, technical leadership, and AI-driven innovation to improve engineering productivity and design quality.
About the role
As a Staff CAD Engineer, you will support and enhance semiconductor design flows, EDA tools, and automation solutions used across integrated circuit development. This role combines software development, technical leadership, and AI-driven innovation to improve engineering productivity and design quality.
What you'll do
- Lead complex CAD and EDA tool development, enhancement, and support projects.
- Drive AI and machine learning adoption within CAD workflows and engineering processes.
- Develop, debug, and improve design, layout, simulation, and verification tools and flows.
- Partner with design and process engineering teams to optimize semiconductor development methodologies.
- Provide technical guidance, training, and documentation for new tools and capabilities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience supporting semiconductor design flows, EDA tools, and CAD methodologies.
- Experience with IC design CAD tools, including schematic, layout, simulation, and verification environments.
- Strong programming fundamentals with experience in one or more languages such as Python, C, C++, Perl, Lisp, SKILL, or Visual Basic.
- Knowledge of VLSI design concepts and CMOS circuit design fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience applying AI, large language models (LLMs), or agentic AI frameworks to engineering workflows.
- Experience with Unix environments and shell scripting.
- Familiarity with RTL-to-GDS design flows and tools such as Fusion Compiler, Innovus, PrimeTime, Formality, RedHawk-SC, or SpyGlass.
- Experience with analog or digital verification flows, parasitic extraction, or design database version control systems.
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 79-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
704
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$195k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (704 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 41 | 704 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 72 | 1488 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 101 d | 79 d (+22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 163 open roles · median 162 d
- Synopsys · 59 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 44 open roles · median 107 d
- Qualcomm · 42 open roles · median 60 d
- NVIDIA · 41 open roles · median 73 d
- GlobalFoundries · 30 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 704 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.