Manager, EDA Tools and Relationships

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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TL;DR · Manager, EDA Tools and Relationships

The Manager, EDA Tools and Relationships leads a team within the mixed signal circuit design organization responsible for EDA tool evaluation, workflow integration, and strategic vendor engagement. This manager will lead and coach engineers to develop production workflows, drive adoption of third-party capabilities, and align vendor roadmaps with design-quality goals. Key responsibilities include exploring Agentic-AI capabilities, managing external vendor relationships, and driving internal training. The role requires expertise in circuit design methodology, CAD/EDA enablement, and engineering infrastructure. Candidates must possess hands-on experience with Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys environments including Virtuoso, Solido Design Environment, and Custom Compiler. Additional technical skills include familiarity with ADE, transient simulators like hspice or primesim, Totem, HFSS, and thermal mechanical solvers to improve design quality and reduce cycle time.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop a team of engineers focused on EDA workflows and tool enablement.
  • Define the strategy for evaluating, integrating, and deploying third-party EDA tools.
  • Manage key EDA vendor relationships to align roadmaps with design-quality and schedule goals.
  • Explore and guide the implementation of Agentic-AI capabilities within EDA workflows.
  • Drive internal adoption of new workflows through training and integration efforts.
  • Coordinate the development and support of production workflows for the mixed signal circuit design organization.

What we're looking for

  • BSEE, BSCE, or equivalent international education or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in circuit design methodology, CAD/EDA enablement, or related engineering infrastructure roles.
  • Minimum 3 plus years of management experience, including direct people management.
  • Hands-on experience with Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys custom design environments such as Virtuoso, Solido Design Environment, and Custom Compiler.
  • Strong communication skills and proven ability to work across internal teams and external vendors.
  • Familiarity with Cadence ADE and experience with transient simulators such as alps, hspice, primesim, or spectrex (preferred).
  • Familiarity with EDA tools such as Totem, HFSS, thermal mechanical solver, matlab, and Solido Design Environment (preferred).
  • Experience with layout viewing and manipulation, influencing EDA vendor roadmaps, or exposure to AI-assisted EDA methodologies (preferred).

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