Sr. Principal Product Engineer, RTL-GDSII

Cadence Design Systems; 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

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

Responsibilities

• Provide place-and-route expertise to both Cadence customers and internal development teams
• PPA benchmarking on customer and foundry test cases
• Evaluate impact of new features on PPA
• Act as a liaison for new features between customer/foundry and R&D development teams
• Develop point solutions with scripting
• Data mining and analysis to uncover PPA limiting issues and identify optimization opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor or Master’s degree in EE/CS or equivalent major (Masters level preferred)
• A 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
• A good understanding of the PDK and DK collaterals
• Firm understanding of Timing and power analysis
• Good scripting skills
• Must be legally eligible to work in the US
• We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity throughout all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.