Senior PDK Development Engineer

About the role

Analog Devices is looking for an experienced Process Design Kit (PDK) development engineer to join its PDK development team within the Engineering Enablement organization in Limerick, Ireland. The engineer ensures the development, delivery and support of all PDK components, working on PDKs for many processes across internal and external foundries.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive PDKs that accurately represent semiconductor process technologies.
• Implement and maintain DRC/LVS/RC extraction rule decks using EDA tools such as Cadence Pegasus, Siemens Calibre or Synopsys ICV.
• Create and support parameterized layout cells (PCells) with Cadence Skill and related scripting languages.
• Build automation scripts to streamline layout generation, verification and design environment setup.
• Collaborate with process development, integration and design teams to turn process parameters into physical design rules.
• Improve PDK QA flows and validation methods, and provide documentation and support to internal design teams and external PDK users.
• Ensure deliverables meet foundry design compliance rules (DRC/LVS).
• Work with EDA vendors, IP providers and stakeholders to align PDK updates with technology roadmaps, and contribute to improving PDK infrastructure and layout automation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in PDK development in a related semiconductor field.
• Proven PDK development and EDA tool integration experience.
• Strong programming/scripting skills (Skill, TCL, Python or Perl).
• Understanding of semiconductor design rules and layout concepts.
• Good communication, collaboration, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Travel is required about 10% of the time, and the shift is day shift. Positions requiring access to technical data may require export licensing review.