CAD/EDA Methodology Engineer
Qualcomm — Bengaluru, Karnataka
₹17–18 LPA (HireSetu estimate) · 0–1 yrs exp · Freshers eligible · Full-time · onsite
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Quick answer: A zero to one year Bengaluru job writing automation for ASIC front-end design flows, where the chips themselves are designed by other people. The posting names an electronics or VLSI degree as a must.
From Qualcomm's job posting
Job Area
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering
Job Description
- Develop, maintain, and enhance automation tools and infrastructure supporting ASIC Front-End design flows.
- Analyze existing design workflows and propose solutions to improve efficiency, scalability, and usability.
- Implement software-based solutions using Python, Perl, C++, or similar programming languages.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve issues in CAD tools, scripts, and automation frameworks.
- Collaborate with design and CAD teams to understand requirements and deliver effective automation solutions.
- Support internal customers by enabling adoption of existing and newly developed tools.
- Contribute to documentation, tool validation, and continuous improvement of engineering methodologies.
- Explore and evaluate AI/ML-based approaches to enhance EDA tools and front-end design productivity.
Educational Qualification Requirement
- Must hold a B.E/B.Tech or M.E/M.Tech degree in Electronics/VLSI stream.
Required Skills
- 0-1 year of experience in CAD/EDA automation, software development, or RTL design.
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), Perl, C++, or similar languages.
- Good understanding of software development fundamentals, debugging, and problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to analyze requirements and design practical software solutions.
- Experience working in Linux/Unix environments and scripting is a plus.
- Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Basic understanding of ASIC Front-End design flow and RTL concepts is desirable.
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts and their application in engineering workflows is a plus.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field.
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HireSetu's note
A fresher role with a firm degree line
The minimum qualifications mention computer science, but the educational requirement is specific: a B.E, B.Tech, M.E or M.Tech in electronics or the VLSI stream. That is the line an automated screen will check. From CS with strong scripting and some digital design coursework, apply and address the mismatch head-on. Everyone else should treat it as a hard gate.
The experience band runs from zero to one year, so a recent graduate with an internship or a solid project portfolio fits what they describe.
Python does most of the work
Your day is scripts: automating EDA tool runs, parsing logs, running regressions, repairing flows that broke overnight. Python matters more than anything else on your CV, along with comfort in a Linux shell, where most of this work lives. C++ and Perl are the alternates.
Design knowledge here is vocabulary. Know what synthesis, lint and timing checks produce, and why a designer reacts badly when a run fails. The RTL is someone else's job; yours is keeping the flow around it running.
Your users sit on the design teams
Methodology engineers are an internal support function. The measure of your work is whether the flow gets faster and whether designers adopt what you built. That means taking requirements from people under deadline and dropping everything when a run fails before a tapeout checkpoint.
New grads sometimes arrive expecting circuit design. If that is what you want long term, be honest about whether tooling satisfies it. The listing also mentions evaluating AI/ML approaches, so any machine learning coursework earns its place on your resume.
Where it can lead
Flow architecture and physical design automation are the natural next steps, and these skills transfer well to the EDA vendors. Two years owning a piece of the front-end flow leaves you knowing the toolchain from the inside.
Ask how the team splits new development against support, and whether you would own one flow area or rotate through several.
Drafted with AI from Qualcomm's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.
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