Senior Principal P&R Engineer - PPA & Data

Cadence Design Systems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in Austin is seeking a Sr. Principal Product Engineer to drive the development of advanced chip design software tools. The role involves providing expertise in place-and-route, evaluating features on PPA, and liaising between customers and internal teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in EE/CS, with at least 10 years of relevant experience. Cadence is recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and values equal employment opportunity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience with any industry standard place-and-route tools (7 years with Master Degree).
• A good understanding of the RTL-GDSII flow.
• Firm understanding of Timing and power analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide place-and-route expertise to both Cadence customers and internal development teams.
• Evaluate impact of new features on PPA.
• Be a liaison for new features between customer/foundry and R&D development teams.

Skills

Place-and-route expertise

Scripting skills

PPA benchmarking

Data mining and analysis

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in EE/CS

Tools

Industry standard place-and-route tools

Job description

Cadence Design Systems in Austin is seeking a Sr. Principal Product Engineer to drive the development of advanced chip design software tools. The role involves providing expertise in place-and-route, evaluating features on PPA, and liaising between customers and internal teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in EE/CS, with at least 10 years of relevant experience. Cadence is recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and values equal employment opportunity.