Product Engineer II: Power Integrity & PDN Analysis

Cadence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 101,500 - 188,500; Full time

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a skilled engineer to join its product engineering team in Austin, focusing on Power Noise Reliability analysis within the Digital Sign-off Group. You will develop domain expertise in power integrity, 3DIC analysis, and AI-driven mitigation methods for IR and EM issues.

The role collaborates with R&D and customers to advance methodologies and flows, addressing Multiphysics challenges in digital designs and offering insights across geographies.

Qualifications

• Coursework related to advanced digital logic design and VLSI.
• Fundamental understanding of Digital logic, CMOS logic, Power IR drop analysis, Circuit Design and Analysis, Digital/Behavioral simulations.
• Experience with physical design flow using automatic placement and routing tools.
• Ability to debug IR drop, Timing, and PDN issues related to IR/EM is a plus.
• Knowledge of Python or TCL scripting.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the product engineering team working on Power Noise Reliability analysis platform within Digital Sign-off Group at Cadence.
• Build domain expertise in power integrity, 3DIC analysis & optimization, AI-driven IR mitigation & fixing methodology, and electrothermal optimization for digital designs.
• Work closely with R&D to facilitate the development of these methodologies and flows.
• Support strategic customers and functional product engineering driving solutions in Multiphysics space.

Skills

Digital logic design

CMOS logic design

Power IR drop analysis

Python scripting

Debug IR drop/EM

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/VLSI Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

TCL scripting

Place & Route tools

Job description

Cadence is seeking a skilled engineer to join its product engineering team in Austin, focusing on Power Noise Reliability analysis within the Digital Sign-off Group. You will develop domain expertise in power integrity, 3DIC analysis, and AI-driven mitigation methods for IR and EM issues.

The role collaborates with R&D and customers to advance methodologies and flows, addressing Multiphysics challenges in digital designs and offering insights across geographies.