HireFT
Browse JobsHow it worksPricingSuccess Stories
    Back to jobs
    CA

    Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

    Semiconductor Design Software

    Sr Principal Application Engineer

    SAN JOSE 09, United StatesFull-time10+ yrs experience$148.4k – $275.6kPosted 1w ago
    All Cadence Design Systems, Inc. jobs

    Job description

    At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.


    Job Description

    Key Responsibilities

    Hands-on work with Cadence customers in the areas of Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff including Synthesis, Place and Route, Design Closure, and timing/power signoff, RTL to GDSII.

    Lead technical campaigns and strategies in the RTL to GDSII digital implementation space. 

    Aggressively push Power, Performance, and Area (PPA) 

    Deliver technical presentations and lead discussions internally and with customers. 

    Work closely with R&D to enhance the tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer’s requirements with high quality.

    Support execution on critical customer flagship product tape outs.

    Amend and augment the flow as needed using Tcl and/or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve results/flows.

    Job Requirements

    Minimum

    MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field, plus 10+ years industry experience.

    Strong knowledge in Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals, and Static Timing Analysis is required.

    Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools including Synthesis, Place and Route, IR Drop, backend design timing and power closure, RTL to GDSII.

    Experience in scripting in Perl/Tcl/Python to automate and implement process improvement is a must.

    Floor planning and power planning for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs with low power

    MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field, plus 10+ years industry experience.

    Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and front-end EDA tools including Synthesis, DFT, and Logical Equivalence Checking

    Good hands-on experience of Floorplanning, Place and Route, Timing analysis and Sign-off, preferable with CDNS tools suite

    Advanced clock tree synthesis techniques including SoC Clock Distribution, Clock Mesh, H-Tree

    Multiple design closure including Timing, DRC, LVS, and EMIR preferred.

    Experience with advanced technology nodes including Sub 5nm and below.

    Develop, debug, and optimize various aspects of design flows for SoC’s to achieve best Power, Performance and Area (PPA)

    Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills

    Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skillsets.

    Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills.

    Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, and/or Voltus is highly desired.

    The annual salary range for California is $148,400 to $275,600. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

    We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

    Open job posting
    CA

    About the company

    Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a multinational computational software company that provides tools for integrated circuit (IC) design, and system-on-chip (SoC) design.

    View all Cadence Design Systems, Inc. jobs
    Industry
    Semiconductor Design Software
    Open roles
    44

    Interested in this role?

    Apply with HireFT

    Free to start — no card required.

    Your fit

    How well do you match?

    Sign in to see how your résumé lines up with this role.