Senior Principal PPA & Place-and-Route Architect

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced professional to provide place-and-route expertise and support internal and external development teams in Austin, Texas. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in EE/CS, with at least 10 years of hands-on experience, including scripting skills and a solid understanding of PPA benchmarking.

The role involves evaluating new features' impact on PPA and developing solutions for optimization opportunities. Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

Qualifications

• 10 years of hands-on experience with industry standard place-and-route tools.
• Master’s degree preferred lowers experience requirement to 7 years.
• Good understanding of the PDK and DK collaterals.

Responsibilities

• Provide place-and-route expertise to Cadence customers and internal teams.
• Evaluate impact of new features on PPA.
• Data mining and analysis to uncover PPA limiting issues.

Skills

Place-and-route expertise

PPA benchmarking

RTL-GDSII flow understanding

Timing and power analysis

Scripting skills

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in EE/CS or equivalent major

Job description

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced professional to provide place-and-route expertise and support internal and external development teams in Austin, Texas. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in EE/CS, with at least 10 years of hands-on experience, including scripting skills and a solid understanding of PPA benchmarking.

The role involves evaluating new features' impact on PPA and developing solutions for optimization opportunities. Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.