CAD Engineer, Eliyan
Staff AMS CAD Engineer
Performance improvement for chiplet-based systems
Open for applications
Performance improvement for chiplet-based systems
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To enable the scalable, power-efficient computing architectures required for the next wave of AI and advanced computing workloads.
Role
Who you are
- Education – Master's degree in electrical engineering, Electronics, or a related field
- Experience – Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in AMS CAD/design environment support
- EDA Tools Proficiency – Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso Layout/Schematic, ADE Assembler, Pegasus, Quantus, Calibre, and related tools
- Programming Skills – Strong programming and scripting abilities in Python, Cadence SKILL, Cadence PCELLS, and Shell scripting (Bash/Tcsh) for automation and flow development
What the job involves
- As an Eliyan Staff AMS CAD Engineer, you will be working at a fast-paced startup creating technologies that fuel tomorrow’s chiplet based systems with best-in-class power, area, manufacturability, and design flexibility
- You will be implementing, administering, and ensuring accuracy and repeatability of all analog CAD flows
- You will work with a cross-functional team of industry experts that operate from first principles, innovate and push the envelope to create high-volume and high-performance manufacturable products
- We offer a fun work environment with excellent benefits
- PDK Download & Setup – You'll download, install, and configure Process Design Kits (PDKs) for analog/mixed-signal design environments
- IP Download & Setup – Manage the acquisition and integration of third-party and in-house IP blocks into the design environment
- Tools & License Management – Administer EDA tools installation, upgrades, and license server management to ensure uninterrupted access for design teams
- SOS Management – Handle project setup and workarea setup, including directory structures, access controls, and design environment configuration
- Simulation Model Files Setup – Configure and validate simulation model files (SPICE models, statistical models, etc.) for accurate circuit simulation
- Slurm Configuration – Set up and maintain Slurm workload manager for efficient job scheduling and compute resource allocation
- Setup PV Flows – Establish and maintain Physical Verification flows including FILL, DRC, LVS, PERC, and Antenna checks
- Setup RC Extraction – Configure parasitic RC extraction flows for accurate post-layout simulation and analysis
- Setup Voltus -Fi EMIR Flow – Implement and maintain Voltus-Fi based Electromigration and IR drop (EMIR) analysis flow
- Setup EMX Flow – Configure and deploy EMX electromagnetic simulation flow for passive component and interconnect modeling
- Analog Macro Release Procedure – Define and maintain the release procedure for analog macros for digital hand-off, including GDS, LEF, LIB/DB, CDL, and behavioral models, ensuring completeness, quality checks, and seamless integration into the digital design flow
- EDA Vendor Coordination – Work closely with EDA vendors (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens/Mentor) to evaluate new tools and updates, report bugs, obtain patches, resolve tool-related issues, and drive enhancements aligned with design team requirements
- Debug Issues – Troubleshoot and resolve issues associated with AMS tools, flows, and design environment configurations
Our take
In order for technology like artificial intelligence to work at its peak, the hardware we use needs to support high performance. Eliyan is working to make peak-performance hardware a reality by eliminating the so-called "memory wall" that hinders high-performance applications.
Essentially, this problem exists because the current memory infrastructure works slower than the high-performance applications themselves. Eliyan combats this by supplying chiplet interconnect technology, which enables the tiny building blocks of computing structure to be linked together on the same device.
It's a complex undertaking, but a valuable one - and the idea has seen Eliyan raise considerable backing from major AI and compute players. This not only showcases a vote of confidence from the sector, but also enables the company to move forward with the commercialization of its offerings.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2026
$50m
LATE VC
Mar 2024
$60m
SERIES B
Total funding: $150m
Company HQ
Santa Clara, CA
Leadership
Ramin Farjadrad
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former CTO and VP of Networking/Automotive PHYs at Marvell Semiconductor. Was Chair of the Technical Committee at NAV Alliance, Co-Founder and CTO at Aquantia and Senior Principal at Rambus.
Syrus Ziai
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously VP of Engineering at NUVIA and Qualcomm, SVP of Engineering at PsiQuantum and VP of Worldwide Engineering at Ikanos Communications. Has also held CEO positions in the past.
Patrick Soheili
(Co-Founder)Managing Director at Ridgeview Venture Partners. Was a VP at eSilicon, as well as President and CEO at ON DEMAND Microelectronics and at Cradle Technologies.
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