Sr Principal Application Engineer

Cadence is a technology company focused on innovation and leadership in the field of digital design. The Sr Principal Application Engineer will work closely with customers to deploy Cadence's technologies in Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff, enhancing their design processes and achieving project goals.

Responsibilities:

• Be part of team of Application Engineers providing technical support to Cadence customers in the areas of Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff including Place and Route, Design Closure, and timing/power signoff
• Guide customers on how to best utilize Cadence technologies to achieve their design goals and meet project schedules
• Collaborate with team to conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations
• Drive technical evaluations/benchmarks to success
• Work closely with R&D to enhance the tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer’s requirements
• Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies
• Provide guidance to the team to amend & augment the flow as needed using Tcl and/or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve results/flows
• Capture best practices and lessons learned from current evaluations/benchmarks and utilize to improve efficiency and success rate in next engagements

Requirements:

• 10+ years of industry Physical Design experience
• BS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field
• 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 Place and Route, IR Drop, backend design timing and power closure
• Experience with advanced nodes 10nm and below
• Experience in scripting languages such as Tcl/Perl/Python is a must
• Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills
• Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
• Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills
• MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field
• Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and font-end EDA tools including Synthesis, DFT, and Logical Equivalence Checking
• Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, Voltus or ICC, ICC2, DC or Primetime is highly desired
• Experience with advanced nodes 5nm and below