Principal Application Engineer (STA - SignOff)

Cadence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Medical, dental and vision plan

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a Principal Application Engineer to provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Digital Implementation and Signoff tools. You will work with sales to run workshops, benchmarks, demos, and methodology consultations, and drive successful deployments at customer sites.

Responsibilities include delivering technical campaigns, evaluating tools at customers, collaborating with R&D, and creating content for Cadence Online Support. Travel up to 20% is required.

Qualifications

• BS-EE with 8–10 years or MS-EE with 6–8 years, core timing signoff expertise.
• Digital design fundamentals and Static Timing Analysis required.
• Experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and tools.
• Scripting knowledge TCL/Perl/Python.

Responsibilities

• Present Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tool capabilities to customers.
• Support sales campaigns with workshops, benchmarks and demonstrations.
• Collaborate with account teams to define technical campaigns and opportunities.
• Assist with technical evaluations/benchmarks and drive project delivery.
• Provide ongoing support and promote tool usage at customers (onsite/offsite).
• Work with R&D on tool/methodology improvements.
• Create technical content for Cadence Online Support and travel up to 20%.

Education

BS-EE

MS-EE

Tools

ASIC design flows

Job description

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

We are looking for a Principal Application Engineer responsible for providing pre-sales and post-sales technical support for the Digital Implementation and Signoff tools. The candidate will work closely with sales executives in supporting sales campaigns by delivering workshops, benchmarks, product demonstrations, methodology consultations and product support.

Position Also Involves

• Presenting to customers the technical capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows (Synthesis, Place and Route, Timing/Physical/Power Signoff).
• Recognizing opportunities for products at existing customers or potential customers, and working with account team to define and execute technical campaigns
• Support technical evaluations/benchmarks and drive the process to deliver Cadence solutions implementations
• Ongoing support and usage proliferation at existing customers (on/offsite)
• Working closely with R&D on tools and methodology improvements
• Create and contribute technical content for Cadence Online Support
• Travel as required (up to 20%)

The Position Requirements are

• Minimum BS-EE plus 8 to 10 year’s experience or MS-EE, plus 6 to 8 year’s experience, Core timing signoff expertise, advanced node STA, UPF & constraints debugging, hierarchical & 3DIC design STA and closure solutions
• Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals and Static Timing Analysis is required
• Experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and tools
• Working knowledge of a scripting language TCL/Perl/Python
• Candidate should have strong customer-facing communication and problem solving skills
• Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

The annual salary range for California (Other than San Jose) is $116,200 to $215,800. 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.

• paid vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options

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