Principal CAD Engineer

Impinj delivers the Physical Intelligence that connects the physical world to the AI-powered digital world, fueling automated workflows and improving consumer experiences. From retail merchandise and groceries to packages and shipping pallets, Impinj products and solutions identify and track tens of billions of everyday items, providing real-time operational insights about every item enterprises make, move and sell. We are, quite literally, the eyes and ears of smart enterprise systems. Come help us build technology and solutions that enable businesses to visualize everything, waste nothing and act instantly.

Team Overview:

The CAD Silicon Support Engineering team is the backbone of our silicon development engine. We are a high-impact, multi-disciplinary group of engineers dedicated to building, maintaining, and optimizing the critical Electronic Design Automation (EDA) environments, toolchains, and methodologies that enable our design teams to tape out world-class silicon.

Our mission, to accelerate time-to-market and maximize engineering productivity by delivering robust, highly automated, and deterministic CAD workflows. We bridge the gap between EDA vendor tools and the unique, complex demands of our custom silicon architectures, ensuring maximum tool uptime, optimal license utilization, and flawless data management.

What you will do:

Develop process development kit elements (PDK), including DRC, LVS and Extraction rule decks, model files, custom parameterized cells, and timing files.

Setup and configure EDA tools for design teams

Specify workstation and server systems, develop Linux OS installation and maintenance scripts, administer and support user accounts

Support team members on the Linux Operating System

Support circuit and layout designers using DRC, LVS and Extraction tools

Support analog and digital design flows and tools from project setup through tape out

Work with static timing tools and library characterization tools

Work alongside designers to help debug and sometimes automate design tasks, and be a liaison between designers and tool vendors

What you will bring:

Bachelor’s degree with 15 years of experience or MS with 10 years of experience in Electrical Engineering or related field

10+ years in a design and/or design automation field

Experience with Physical Verification Tools (DRC/LVS/Extraction tools)

Proficiency in one or more programming and Scripting Languages (Cadence Skill, Perl, Python, Unix shell, C, C++, Web development)

Experience supporting Linux operating systems

Experience working with CMOS silicon processes

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated ability to document technical processes clearly and communicate findings across engineering and cross-functional teams.

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and deadlines

Experience with 60% or more of the following tools and methodologies :

Cadence Analog tools (Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE)

Cadence PCell development

Synopsys Digital tools (Fusion Compiler, PrimeLib)

Synopsys library characterization tools

Electromigration (EMIR) analysis tools

Built-in Self-Test (BiST) generation tools

Administering FlexLM licenses

Subversion, Git, or other version control systems

EDA Design Management systems

Experience with Cadence Assura, PVS, Quantus, or Pegasus

Experience with Siemens Calibre tools

Red Hat Linux system administration experience

Experience with infrastructure-as-code for system setup

Compensation & Benefits:

The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here .

Why work at Impinj:

Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.