Senior Principal Digital IC Implementation Lead

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Application Engineer to drive complex pre‑sales and post‑sales engagements for Digital IC products at advanced nodes. You will lead customer design projects, influence methodologies, and deliver innovative solutions ensuring success.

The role requires deep expertise in synthesis, place & route, timing signoff, and power optimization, plus strong scripting skills. Collaborative leadership and customer-facing excellence are essential.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands‑on experience in physical implementation and signoff at 7nm and below.
• Expertise in digital synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, and timing/power optimization for advanced node designs.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to isolate and resolve critical design issues.
• Proficiency in scripting for automation and flow customization.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and execution for critical customer design projects at advanced nodes (3nm and below).
• Partner with sales teams to showcase Cadence leadership in digital implementation.
• Consult on design synthesis, place & route, CTS, floorplanning, timing signoff, and power optimization.
• Develop and deploy custom solutions using TCL, PERL, Python to meet customer requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers across teams.

Skills

Physical implementation

Signoff

Digital synthesis

Place & route

Scripting (TCL, PERL, Python)

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Scripting (TCL, PERL, Python)

Job description

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Application Engineer to drive complex pre‑sales and post‑sales engagements for Digital IC products at advanced nodes. You will lead customer design projects, influence methodologies, and deliver innovative solutions ensuring success.

The role requires deep expertise in synthesis, place & route, timing signoff, and power optimization, plus strong scripting skills. Collaborative leadership and customer-facing excellence are essential.