Senior Principal Application Engineer - AI-Driven EDA Leader

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sr Principal Application Engineer in Austin to lead strategic customer engagements and influence EDA and Agentic-AI solutions.

You will work with cross-functional teams on digital design at advanced nodes (3nm and below) and drive design closure using Cadence toolchains. The role requires 15+ years in IC design implementation and signoff, with strong leadership, scripting, and communication skills to guide customers at executive levels and to shape

Qualifications

• 15+ years in IC design implementation and signoff.
• Experience driving large technical programs.
• Strong communication and leadership for executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer engagements to achieve best-in-class PPA targets.
• Collaborate with R&D to influence tool enhancements.
• Drive benchmarks, flow optimizations for Synthesis, P&R, STA, IR drop.
• Represent Cadence at industry forums and publish technical papers.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure customer success at executive levels.

Skills

Digital design

3nm+ node

Scripting: Tcl

Scripting: Python

Scripting: Perl

Leadership

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Genus

Innovus

Tempus

Voltus

Conformal

Cerebrus

Job description

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a Sr Principal Application Engineer in Austin to lead strategic customer engagements and influence EDA and Agentic-AI solutions.

You will work with cross-functional teams on digital design at advanced nodes (3nm and below) and drive design closure using Cadence toolchains. The role requires 15+ years in IC design implementation and signoff, with strong leadership, scripting, and communication skills to guide customers at executive levels and to shape