Join our technical support team at Efabless.png

We’re looking for a select group of highly motivated individuals to join our dynamic Efabless technical support team. Here’s your opportunity to actively contribute to the world of open-souce designs and help pave the way for the next generation of innovations. You will be compensated for your valuable contributions.

This team is the initial point of contact for technical support at Efabless and plays a crucial role for the company. Here are some advantages:

  • You will begin with a $50 per hour rate, with the potential to earn more in the future
  • You’ll have the opportunity to engage directly with the Efabless core team in regular meetings
    This is a chance to improve your technical skills while offering a valuable service
  • Don’t worry if you don’t know everything, especially when you’re just starting.

Applicants must have:

  • Good grasp of the steps involved in submitting designs to an MPW shuttle
  • Availability once every two weeks for an hour-long call with the rest of the team
  • Excellent communication skills in English

Not required, but would be beneficial:

  • Solid understanding of the Efabless MPW shuttle design submission process
  • Active involvement in the Slack community
    by having asked questions and/or provided answers

 
To apply, simply fill out the application form. It should take less than 60 minutes to complete. Successful applicants will be invited for a follow-up interview.

Required knowledge

  • Resources
    - Where to find the docs
    - Slack channels
  • Linux CLI
    - Directory navigation
    - git - add, commit, push, fetch, merge, log
    - Ssh - adding keys
  • Verilog
    - module definition and instantiation
    - Basic Best practice
  • Openlane
    - Run the flow
    - Where are the important files
    - Debugging issues
    - Inspect db files with Openlane gui
    - Creating good github issues
    -Loading marker databases with klayout
  • User project wrapper
    - Installation of openlane & pdk
    - Instantiate designs - macro.cfg, openlane.json etc
    - Power domains
    - Simulation
    - Building project gds
    - Building user project wrapper gds
  • Caravel
    - Wishbone
    - Logic analyser
    - Gpios
    - Oeb
    - Defaults
    - Top level timing tests
  • Efabless submission system
    - Creating a project
    - repositories
    - Assigning project to shuttle
    - Precheck jobs - xor, lvs, drc
    - Tapeout jobs
  • chipIgnite
    - How many chips
    - What package
    - Dev boards, where are the board files
    - Writing and programming firmware