Front-End CAD Engineer

About Etched

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents.

Key responsibilities

• Own and manage Etched’s front-end CAD environment including build flows, tool-specific flows and tool installation and configuration.
• Evaluate, deploy, and sustain front-end tools including but not limited to: RTL simulator, low power checker, static RTL checkers such as Lint, and CDC/RDC/SDC/DFT, and formal verification (both property and equivalence) checkers.
• Configure and manage project execution dashboard.

You may be a good fit if you have

• Experience developing and maintaining front-end IC design flows, including scripting and EDA tool configuration.
• Proficiency with (at least some) key verification tools: RTL simulation, static checks (lint/CDC/RDC), formal tools and low power tools.
• Ability to automate and optimize CAD workflows for chip design verification.
• Ability to interface with EDA vendors as well as internal users, identify the internal needs and priorities and bring in the relevant capabilities
• A can-do attitude and velocity of going from a problem sighting to a deployable solution.
• (Bonus) Hands-on RTL design experience, including ownership of a design block to validate CAD methodologies.

Strong candidates may also have experience

• Setting up and maintaining front-end IC design flows.
• Working directly with Synopsys and Cadence R&D, sales and field support teams.
• Working for other chip companies (i.e. Nvidia, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Marvell, Broadcom) or an internal chip team at a hyperscaler.

Benefits

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