Principal Product Engineer: 3D IC & Heterogeneous Packaging

Cadence; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence in San Jose, CA seeks a Principal Product Engineer to lead definition and early deployment of Virtuoso Heterogeneous Integration technologies for 3D IC, heterogeneous integration, and advanced packaging. You will partner with customers, Product Management, R&D, and Field teams to define requirements, validate solutions, and accelerate customer success.

You will own PRS, use cases, and enablement materials, while driving cross-functional collaboration, product launches, and customer

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience in semiconductor design, physical implementation, advanced packaging, or EDA product engineering.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of the Cadence Virtuoso platform and associated custom IC design flows.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and take responsibility for technical deliverables.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across global and multicultural teams, and across functions.
• Highly motivated by the rapidly evolving landscape of 3DIC, heterogeneous integration, and advanced packaging technologies, with a passion for driving innovation in next-generation semiconductor solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive, validate, and promote an end-to-end solution for system design implementation flows spanning 3D IC, heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging.
• Partner with leading semiconductor customers to understand complex system co-design challenges and translate them into clear product specifications.
• Produce high-quality Product Requirement Specifications (PRS), technical use cases, and support R&D throughout product development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Product Management, Field teams, Technical Publications and Product Validation to deliver robust, customer-ready capabilities.
• Create and deliver demonstration collateral, application workflows, and enablement materials to accelerate customer and field adoption.
• Troubleshoot design-flow issues, provide technical guidance and workarounds, and drive bug/enhancement prioritization.
• Support product launches, customer engagements, and industry events.
• Own deliverables from definition through customer deployment with a strong focus on execution and accountability.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Software product definition/validation

Independent work ability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / related field

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Allegro APD+

Cadence SKILL language

Job description

Cadence in San Jose, CA seeks a Principal Product Engineer to lead definition and early deployment of Virtuoso Heterogeneous Integration technologies for 3D IC, heterogeneous integration, and advanced packaging. You will partner with customers, Product Management, R&D, and Field teams to define requirements, validate solutions, and accelerate customer success.

You will own PRS, use cases, and enablement materials, while driving cross-functional collaboration, product launches, and customer