Senior IC PDK Development Engineer

About the role

Quantum Motion is a quantum computing start-up developing processors based on industrial-grade silicon chips. This role sits within the IC Design team to architect, build, and maintain custom process design kits and physical verification enablements. The successful candidate will serve as a bridge between foundry technologies, custom cryogenic silicon devices, and the circuit design group.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom PDK elements from scratch, including schematic symbols, layout SKILL PCells, and custom DRC and LVS decks.
• Develop, qualify, and maintain custom Calibre SVRF rule decks for non-standard layout constraints and cryogenic CMOS considerations.
• Integrate tier-1 foundry PDKs into Cadence Virtuoso by creating customized library extensions, layer maps, and device callbacks.
• Collaborate with IC designers and layout engineers to establish best practices for physical verification and layout automation.
• Document work for peer review and evaluate the layout and enablement work of other team members.

Required skills

• IC PDK Development
• PDK enablement
• Cadence SKILL
• PCell coding
• Virtuoso
• Siemens Calibre
• SVRF
• DRC
• LVS
• Analog/mixed-signal layout

Nice to have

• Deep-submicron CMOS
• Cadence SKILL++
• MOSFET device modeling
• Verilog-A
• Cryogenic device enablement
• Silicon spin qubit fundamentals

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, IC Layout, Computer Science, or a related physical science/engineering field

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Share options scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flexible working

About the Company

Quantum Motion is a fast-growing quantum computing start-up based in London developing quantum processors based on industrial-grade silicon chips. The company operates out of state-of-the-art cryogenic facilities and is backed by a world-class group of investors.