Hardware Automation Engineer

The primary responsibilities for this position are:

• Develop and maintain Python tools for hardware design automation and analysis
• Develop and support processes for bug tracking, continuous integration and hardware regression testing using a combination of internally-developed scripts and third-party tools
• Monitor regression environment for systematic issues and facilitate health checks (e.g., system/disk performance, rolling out script/tool/plugin updates)
• Identify infrastructure optimizations and validate them using data-driven processes
• Identify areas for improvement in the engineering process and design and develop scripts to implement these improvements
• Drive efforts to improve the visibility into the design process to catch errors earlier and implement automated error checking
• Collaborate with external teams to drive standardization of engineering processes and methodologies across organizations

Required Skills

• Excellent programming and debugging skills in Python
• Excellent Unix/Linux knowledge
• Able to build complex Python tools from scratch as needed
• Experience profiling and optimizing scripts, both for performance and portability
• Strong understanding of version control systems – e.g. perforce, git, mercurial
• Experience with CI/CD tools is a plus – e.g., Jenkins, TravisCI, Buildbot
• Familiarity with grid engine or job scheduler tools – e.g. SGE, LSF
• Familiarity with circuit/ASIC design process and FPGAs is a plus
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts is a plus
• Well organized with excellent communication skills; ability to operate without direct supervision and collaborate efficiently with other team members

Education and Experience

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science + 2-6 years’ experience