Sr. Principal Product Engineer

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

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. seeks a Senior Principal Product Engineer to lead Voltus Power Integrity/EM signoff and drive customer-focused product solutions. You will interface with R&D and foundries, shaping flows, techfiles, and reference implementations for advanced-node designs.

Responsibilities include guiding IR/EM signoff, benchmarking, and deployment, while addressing complex PDN issues across multi-voltage domains. Strong scripting and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering with 10+ years of related experience, or MS with 8+ years, or PhD with 6+ years.
• Deep hands-on experience with EMIR/PDN analysis tools and digital physical implementation / signoff flows.
• Strong background in CMOS/digital design, power IR-drop analysis, circuit analysis, and low-power / multi-power-domain signoff.
• Proven ability to separate critical issues from noise, debug large SoC/PDN problems, and close the loop from customer requirement to R&D fix to deployment.
• Scripting in Tcl and Python; strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with customer and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface to R&D for Voltus, driving product requirements, priorities, and methodology for strategic foundry and customer programs.
• Lead Voltus enablement for advanced-node IR/EM signoff: flow/techfile/PDK readiness, reference flows, qualification, benchmarking, and production deployment.
• Own resolution of complex customer issues spanning static/dynamic IR, EM, low-power / multi-voltage domains, hierarchical and full-chip signoff, and related timing/stack-die interactions.
• Define and validate foundry-aligned power integrity and EM modeling assumptions; partner with PDK, extraction, and signoff teams on advanced-node and 3DIC readiness.
• Influence product roadmap (including AI-driven IR mitigation, 3DIC, and electrothermal co-analysis) based on foundry and customer gaps.
• Mentor Lead/Principal PEs and AEs; set debug standards, deployment practices, and issue-tracking discipline for the account/foundry program.
• Work effectively with customers, Cadence field, Marketing, and R&D across geographies; present findings and recommendations to customer and internal leadership.

Skills

Tcl scripting

Python

Customer communication

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering

MS in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering

PhD in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering

Tools

Voltus

Integrity

Tempus

Innovus

Quantus/QRC

Job description

SAN JOSE

Full time

R56322

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

This Senior Principal Product Engineer is a technical leader on the Voltus product engineering team, working on Cadence’s power noise and reliability analysis platform. The role sits between strategic customers/foundries, Applications, and R&D, and is accountable for turning the hardest IR/EM, PDN, and electrothermal signoff requirements into product and flow solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface to R&D for Voltus, driving product requirements, priorities, and methodology for strategic foundry and customer programs.

• Lead Voltus enablement for advanced-node IR/EM signoff: flow/techfile/PDK readiness, reference flows, qualification, benchmarking, and production deployment.

• Own resolution of complex customer issues spanning static/dynamic IR, EM, low-power / multi-voltage domains, hierarchical and full-chip signoff, and related timing/stack-die interactions.

• Define and validate foundry-aligned power integrity and EM modeling assumptions; partner with PDK, extraction, and signoff teams on advanced-node and 3DIC readiness.

• Influence product roadmap (including AI-driven IR mitigation, 3DIC, and electrothermal co-analysis) based on foundry and customer gaps.

• Mentor Lead/Principal PEs and AEs; set debug standards, deployment practices, and issue-tracking discipline for the account/foundry program.

• Work effectively with customers, Cadence field, Marketing, and R&D across geographies; present findings and recommendations to customer and internal leadership.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering with 10+ years of related experience, or MS with 8+ years, or PhD with 6+ years.

• Deep hands‑on experience with industry‑standard IR/EM (EMIR) and PDN analysis tools and digital physical implementation / signoff flows.

• Strong background in CMOS/digital design, power IR-drop analysis, circuit analysis, and low‑power / multi‑power‑domain chip power‑integrity signoff.

• Proven ability to separate critical issues from noise, debug large SoC/PDN problems, and close the loop from customer requirement to R&D fix to deployment.

• Scripting in Tcl and Python; strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with customer and executive audiences.

Preferred

• Direct experience with Voltus and adjacent Cadence digital signoff/implementation tools (Integrity, Tempus, Innovus, Quantus/QRC).

• 3DIC / chiplet, electrothermal, and advanced FinFET or GAA node experience.

• Prior technical leadership of PE/AE teams or of a strategic account/foundry program.

The annual salary range for California is $161,000 to $299,000. 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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