Senior Principal Digital IC Design Engineer -Pre/Post Sales

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in California seeks an experienced engineer to support customers in digital design implementation and signoff, driving pre-sales and post-sales activities at advanced nodes. You will guide customers on using Cadence tools, conduct product demos, and help optimize flows through scripting and collaboration with R&D.

The role emphasizes strong hands-on experience with Place & Route and Synthesis tools, STA/SDC debugging, and low-power/clock analysis.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS or MS or PhD in EE.
• Understands ASIC design implementation process.
• Strong hands-on experience with Place & Route (Innovus, ICC2, Fusion Compiler).
• Exposure to Synthesis (Genus, RTL Compiler, Design Compiler).
• Experience with EDA tools in IC digital implementation & signoff flows (STA tools).
• Strong STA and SDC debugging abilities are required.
• Low power analysis, Clock design/analysis and 7/5nm node experience a plus.
• Automation skills using Perl, Tcl and shell scripting essential.
• Strong analytical & design abilities in digital implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Cadence customers in Digital Design Implementation & Signoff (Synthesis, Place & Route, Design Closure, timing/power signoff).
• Guide customers on Cadence technologies to meet design goals and schedules.
• Conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations.
• Drive technical evaluations/benchmarks to success.
• Collaborate with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies to meet requirements.
• Drive adoption of Cadence tools and technologies.
• Augment flows with Tcl and other scripting to improve results.
• Capture best practices from evaluations to improve efficiency.
• Provide technical support when building a business case for process improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Customer interaction

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Fast paced environment

Education

BS/MS/PhD in EE

Tools

Innovus

ICC2

Fusion Compiler

Genus

RTL Compiler

Design Compiler

STA tools

Perl

Tcl

Shell scripting

Job description

Cadence Design Systems in California seeks an experienced engineer to support customers in digital design implementation and signoff, driving pre-sales and post-sales activities at advanced nodes. You will guide customers on using Cadence tools, conduct product demos, and help optimize flows through scripting and collaboration with R&D.

The role emphasizes strong hands-on experience with Place & Route and Synthesis tools, STA/SDC debugging, and low-power/clock analysis.