CST Application Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, CA; Austin, TX; Cary, NC; and Burlington, MA is seeking STEM graduates for a one-year, cohort-based New College Graduate Rotational Program within our Customer Support Team. You will rotate through two six-month assignments, gaining hands-on experience with Digital Design, Verification, and EDA tools while learning from senior engineers.

The program develops design services, technical sales support, and customer-facing skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and upcoming graduation.
• Experience with EDA tools preferred.
• Strong learning mindset and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide front-line design services and customer support to Cadence customers.
• Collaborate with sales and applications engineers to address technical problems.
• Support rotations across Digital Design/Simulation, Physical Design, and more.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Perl

TCL

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

EDA tools

Digital Design tools

Scripting languages

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence Design Systems is looking for new STEM Bachelor’s graduates with experience using electronic design automation (EDA) tools to join our Customer Support Team’s (CST) New College Graduate Rotational Program in San Jose, CA, Austin TX, Cary NC, or Burlington MA. As an integral member of CST, you work with the best in class EDA tools, collaborate with technical experts and support the sales team in a dynamic, innovative environment focused on silicon design and design automation. In this customer facing role you will provide the front-line design services, technical sales and customer support to the most advanced Cadence customers and will work with the Cadence account teams to come up with innovative solutions to address our customers’ most challenging technical problems. This is an entry level rotational position for STEM bachelor level graduates who have limited experience but a strong desire to learn and be a part of the electronic technologies of tomorrow. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The person in this full time regular entry level position will start in a cohort based, one year program that will include new colleges graduates from across North America and consist of two six month rotations with detailed, hands‑on training in applications used for Digital Design/Simulation, Physical Design, Analog Design/Layout, Package Design, Systems Design, Advanced Verification/Emulation. This program is only for students graduating with a Bachelor’s degree only. The opportunity to learn from the technical experts, sales and application engineers who provide the design services, technical sales and customer support to the most advanced Cadence customers will be included in this one year program. After the cohort program has been successfully completed, the person in this role will be assigned full time regular responsibilities in a CST business group based on the person’s interests and company needs. This cohort‑based program will offer experience in the following areas: Fundamentals in design, verification, HDLs, synthesis and timing Embedded software development and HW/SW codesign and co‑verification UNIX , C/C++, and scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, Python Digital physical design and implementation Sign‑off for timing, IR drop, power analysis, SI analysis Custom and analog design Opportunity to network and participate in fun activities and recent college grad community at Cadence.

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn silicon and electronic design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The annual salary range for California is $74,200 to $137,800. 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.

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