Lead Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in Cary, NC seeks an experienced IC design engineer to lead timing closure and tape-out activities for Palladium and Protium SOCs. You will contribute to RTL synthesis, floorplanning, clock-tree construction, and physical verification, collaborating with Front End RTL and Back End Verification teams.

The role requires 5+ years of E/E experience or 3+ years with MS, proficiency with Cadence tools (Innovus, Tempus, QRC, Voltus, Pegasus), and familiarity with 5nm/3nm/2nm

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience or MS with 3+ years.

Responsibilities

• Implement, verify, timing closure to tape out Palladium and Protium SOCs.
• Work on RTL synthesis and floorplanning.
• Build clock trees and perform optimizations.
• Close timing, IR drop and physical verification.
• Review and document designs for taping out.
• Interface with Front End RTL design teams and Back End Verification teams.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Scripting (Shell/Perl/TCL/Python)

Linux experience

PCIe/DDR/UCIe knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Innovus

Tempus

QRC

Voltus

Pegasus

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We offer amazing opportunities to grow, no matter where you are in your career. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. 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 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.

The Cadence Advantage: The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact. Cadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees. The unique “One Cadence–One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success. Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests. You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.

Job Responsibility

• Implement, verify, timing closure to tape out Palladium and Protium SOCs.
• Work on RTL synthesis and floorplanning.
• Build clock trees and perform optimizations.
• Close timing, IR drop and physical verification.
• Review and Document designs for taping out.
• Interface with Front End RTL design teams and Back End Verification teams.

Position Requirements/Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experience with Cadence tools such as Innovus, Tempus, QRC, Voltus and Pegasus.
• Experience with advanced technologies like 5nm, 3ns and 2nm nodes.
• Experience using Linux servers, Script development using Shell/Perl/TCL/Python.
• Detailed knowledge about industry standard interfaces such as PCI Express, DDR, LPDDR, SRAM, UCIe, etc.

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