Director-Analog Design & Infrastructure Design Automation

Own and maintain analog and mixed-signal design flows using platforms such as Virtuoso and Custom Compiler. Manage PDK integration, validation, and controlled release in collaboration with foundries. Develop and maintain schematic, layout, verification, and extraction flows (LVS, DRC, PEX, EM/IR). Support simulation environments including Spectre, HSPICE, Monte Carlo, corner, and reliability analysis. Drive automation and methodology improvements to reduce turnaround time and increase design robustness.

Oversee Linux‑based DA infrastructure including compute farms, storage systems, and license servers (FlexLM). Manage LSF/grid environments and job scheduling systems. Ensure scalability, system monitoring, high availability, and performance optimization. Partner with IT on hardware lifecycle planning, cloud integration, and disaster recovery. Maintain secure, access‑controlled design environments aligned with IP protection policies.

• Design Data Governance

  Manage large‑scale analog design libraries, hierarchical database structures, and technology libraries. Define backup, archival, and retention policies for tapeout‑critical data. Implement data integrity validation and corruption prevention controls. Oversee distributed storage systems optimized for EDA workloads.

• Manifest & Tapeout Release Management

  Own creation and governance of tapeout manifests including PDK versions, tool versions, extraction/verification decks, simulation models, signoff configurations. Establish reproducible environment release frameworks for analog programs. Implement controlled qualification flows for tool/PDK upgrades prior to production rollout. Maintain environment snapshots to ensure reproducibility and post‑silicon traceability. Support formal tapeout readiness and design signoff reviews.

• Version Control & Configuration Management

  Deploy and manage version control systems (Git, SVN, Perforce) for CAD scripts and automation, methodology flows, PDK overlays, verification decks. Define branching, tagging, and release strategies for multi‑project and multi‑node environments. Implement dependency tracking across tools, PDKs, IP, and infrastructure. Apply infrastructure‑as‑code principles where applicable.

• Automation & Traceability

  Develop automated environment capture tools to log tool versions, library states, and system configurations. Enable reproducible simulations and environment packaging. Create dashboards and reporting metrics for design data health and DA service KPIs.

Lead and mentor DA and infrastructure engineers. Serve as the primary interface between analog design, digital CAD, IT, and EDA vendors. Drive tool evaluations, upgrades, and vendor negotiations. Develop internal documentation, training programs, and best practices. Establish measurable service‑level KPIs and continuously improve DA operations.