As an EDA engineer, you are primarily responsible for developing, customizing, and maintaining automation tools that support integrated circuit (IC) design, verification, and validation processes. You collaborate closely with design, verification, and CAD teams to implement tool flows, troubleshoot technical challenges, and ensure that the electronic design process runs smoothly and efficiently. A typical day might include scripting automation routines, validating design constraints, and participating in design reviews or technical meetings. By working cross-functionally, EDA engineers play a critical role in streamlining the design workflow, reducing manual errors, and accelerating time-to-market for new hardware products.