Sr Principal Application Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and paid holidays

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision plans

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced backend digital design specialist to work with customers on RTL to GDSII flows, including synthesis, place and route, and signoff. You will lead campaigns, drive PPA improvements, and collaborate with R&D to enhance tool flows.

The role requires a strong background in digital design, timing analysis, and scripting for process automation, with extensive experience in backend EDA tools.

Qualifications

• MS degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience.
• Strong knowledge in Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals, and Static Timing Analysis.
• Experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools (Synthesis, Place and Route, IR Drop, timing and power closure, RTL to GDSII).
• Scripting in Perl/Tcl/Python to automate processes.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on work with Cadence customers in Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff (Synthesis, Place and Route, Design Closure, timing/power signoff, RTL to GDSII).
• Lead technical campaigns and strategies in RTL to GDSII digital implementation.
• Improve flows using Tcl or other programming skills to meet objectives.

Skills

RTL to GDSII

Scripting: Perl/Tcl/Python

Digital design fundamentals

Power/Performance/Area

Education

MS degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Cadence Genus/Innovus/Conformal/Tempus/Modus/Voltus

Job description

SAN JOSE

Full time

R57124

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Hands-on work with Cadence customers in the areas of Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff including Synthesis, Place and Route, Design Closure, and timing/power signoff, RTL to GDSII.

Lead technical campaigns and strategies in the RTL to GDSII digital implementation space.

Aggressively push Power, Performance, and Area (PPA)

Deliver technical presentations and lead discussions internally and with customers.

Work closely with R&D to enhance the tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer’s requirements with high quality.

Support execution on critical customer flagship product tape outs.

Amend and augment the flow as needed using Tcl and/or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve results/flows.

Job Requirements

Minimum

MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field, plus 10+ years industry experience.

Strong knowledge in Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals, and Static Timing Analysis is required.

Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools including Synthesis, Place and Route, IR Drop, backend design timing and power closure, RTL to GDSII.

Experience in scripting in Perl/Tcl/Python to automate and implement process improvement is a must.

Floor planning and power planning for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs with low power

MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field, plus 10+ years industry experience.

Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and front-end EDA tools including Synthesis, DFT, and Logical Equivalence Checking

Good hands-on experience of Floorplanning, Place and Route, Timing analysis and Sign-off, preferable with CDNS tools suite

Advanced clock tree synthesis techniques including SoC Clock Distribution, Clock Mesh, H-Tree

Multiple design closure including Timing, DRC, LVS, and EMIR preferred.

Experience with advanced technology nodes including Sub 5nm and below.

Develop, debug, and optimize various aspects of design flows for SoC’s to achieve best Power, Performance and Area (PPA)

Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills

Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skillsets.

Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills.

Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, and/or Voltus is highly desired.

The annual salary range for California is $148,400 to $275,600. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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