Senior Principal Silicon Implementation Architect

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, a leader in electronic design automation, is seeking a Senior Principal Digital Implementation Engineer in Edinburgh. You will provide technical leadership on challenging silicon programs, applying deep expertise in implementation, Synthesis/Netlist through physical signoff, and collaboration with Cadence R&D and customers to deliver innovative flows.

The role combines hands-on engineering with team leadership, driving advanced-node design, methodology development, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant semiconductor engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated technical achievement.
• Proven tape-out experience on advanced process nodes.
• Experience working with leading-edge CPUs, GPUs, AI/ML accelerators, networking devices, or other high-performance SoCs.
• Extensive experience developing and delivering complex semiconductor products.
• Deep expertise in one or more areas of the semiconductor implementation flow, with broad understanding of the full SoC lifecycle.
• Excellent technical communication and presentation skills.
• Experience influencing technical direction and leading a technical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex, high-visibility silicon programs, from synthesis/netlist through physical implementation, signoff, and tapeout.
• Develop and deploy advanced methodologies to achieve aggressive power, performance, and area objectives.
• Collaborate with design teams and Cadence R&D to identify product gaps and drive tool enhancements.
• Lead technical investigations into silicon failures, performance limitations, or methodology issues.
• Establish reusable methodologies and best practices across multiple customers and nodes.
• Mentor and develop implementation engineers as a technical authority within EMEA.

Skills

Leadership

Technical communication

Problem solving

Mentoring

English language

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Synthesis/Netlist

Physical design

Job description

Cadence Design Systems, a leader in electronic design automation, is seeking a Senior Principal Digital Implementation Engineer in Edinburgh. You will provide technical leadership on challenging silicon programs, applying deep expertise in implementation, Synthesis/Netlist through physical signoff, and collaboration with Cadence R&D and customers to deliver innovative flows.

The role combines hands-on engineering with team leadership, driving advanced-node design, methodology development, and