CAD Engineer

Initial freelance contract until end of 2024 + option to extend

Eindhoven, Netherlands (1 day remote per week possible)

Our client:
Provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 45 countries, over 45,000 employees and a revenue of over $10 billion.

Department:
Design Enablement is a central technology development organization within our client which defines and supports their hardware design methodologies and EDA tools enabling differentiation for their IP/SOC development.

Deployment and support of IC design flow and tools used inside our client. DFT design teams support in order to proactively understand their needs, to implement solutions to address new technical challenges or recurring problems impacting the development of new products.

The mission will consist in:
. Develop our client's proprietary tools, flows and methodologies to address DFT related challenges
. Develop/Design/Implement/Test/Document reliable and maintainable software
. Develop specifications in a good interaction with product managers, peer engineers, support engineers
. Develop/maintain a broad knowledge of technical developments in software application domain
. Support the development and/or execution of test specifications developed by application engineers
. Support the maintenance of department products/solutions

Job Qualifications:
. Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science, Electronic, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
. Around 2 - 6+ years of working experience in semiconductor industry, preferably diagnostics in CAD/EDA space.
. Practical knowledge of object-oriented programming and clean code principles
. Solid hands-on experience in developing tools, automation flows using Python, modern C++ (C++ 11 and up), TCL, Linux and bash script along with hands on exposure to SQL or NoSQL databases

Preferred competencies:
. Has experience with automated tests and unit tests
. Acumen in Software development life cycle. Hand-On experience in agile techniques using git and JIRA
. Experience with DfT methodologies, design and test automation on diagnostics and a working understanding of fault models with scan test is considered a pro
. Has affinity for all aspects of DfT architecture and Design Methodology
. Experience to work in a multicultural environment

Soft skills:
. Persistent in problem solving, never give up mentality in a dynamic environment
. Frugal, result oriented, KPI driven and customer obsession
. Willingness to improve internal processes and way of working.
. Good communication skills
. An enthusiastic team worker
. Fluent in English language, verbal and written. Command of the Dutch language is a plus, but no prerequisite