Product Engineering Group Director

Cadence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence in the United States is seeking an experienced Digital Implementation & Signoff Customer Engagement Group Director to lead and execute complex customer engagements across physical implementation, signoff, and verification flows.

This role provides deep technical expertise, drives advanced-node enablement, supports PPA realization, and partners closely with R&D, field application engineers, customers, and foundries to deliver scalable digital implementation solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep technical knowledge of digital physical implementation and backend design flows.
• Experience with PPA optimization and advanced-node enablement.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute Digital Implementation & Signoff customer engagements from discovery through deployment.
• Provide expert guidance in physical implementation, signoff, verification flows, design closure, and timing/power analysis.
• Lead new process technology platform enablement and support customer success across advanced-node designs.
• Drive PPA realization through benchmarking, methodology development, flow optimization, and issue resolution.
• Run expert benchmarks and solve complex customer problems involving implementation, signoff, and verification challenges.
• Test, document, and deploy Digital Implementation solutions, methodologies, and best practices.
• Partner with R&D, field application engineers, customers, and foundries to identify product requirements and define enhancements.

Skills

Digital implementation

Signoff & verification

Leadership & mentoring

PPA optimization

Job description

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

We are seeking an experienced Digital Implementation & Signoff Customer Engagement Group Director to manage and execute complex customer engagements across physical implementation, signoff, and verification flows. This role provides deep technical expertise, drives advanced-node enablement, supports PPA realization, and partners closely with R&D, field application engineers, customers, and foundries to deliver scalable digital implementation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and execute Digital Implementation & Signoff customer engagements from technical discovery through deployment.
• Provide expert-level guidance in physical implementation, signoff, verification flows, design closure, and timing/power analysis.
• Lead new process technology platform enablement and support customer success across advanced-node designs.
• Drive PPA realization through benchmarking, methodology development, flow optimization, and issue resolution.
• Run expert-level benchmarks and solve complex customer problems involving implementation, signoff, and verification challenges.
• Test, document, and deploy Digital Implementation solutions, methodologies, and best practices.
• Partner with R&D, field application engineers, customers, and foundries to identify product requirements, define enhancements, and develop flows and features that address customer challenges.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor team members, and manage a group supporting customer-facing technical execution.

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in digital physical implementation, signoff, verification, and backend design flows.
• Experience with PPA optimization, advanced process technology enablement, benchmarking, and customer deployment.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, presentation, documentation, and customer-facing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and manage or mentor a team.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with R&D, field application engineering, customers, and foundry partners.

Work Location and Travel

Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States and internationally.

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