STA Application Engineer: Timing Signoff & Flow Automation

Cadence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 106,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

401k match

Stock purchase plan

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Bonus and equity

Job summary

Cadence in Austin seeks a timing analysis engineer to perform static timing analysis, glitch and noise analysis with Tempus Signoff. You will drive timing and ECO flows, work with R&D and customers on advanced OCV/SOCV concepts, and contribute to automation using Perl, Tcl, and Python.

Responsibilities include timing correlation, SPICE analysis, and signoff campaigns across multiple technology nodes, with opportunities for training and customer visits to share expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience with Static timing analysis and timing signoff
• Knowledge of SDC constraints, OCV/SOCV concepts
• Scripting experience in Perl, Tcl, or Python

Responsibilities

• Perform Static timing analysis, glitch, and noise analysis using Tempus Signoff tool
• Execute and deliver timing analysis flows, ECO flows, CAD tools and methodologies
• Work on SDC constraints, advanced OCV/SOCV concepts, derates, PBA timing, distributed and concurrent STA flows
• Collaborate with R&D and customers to enable timing analysis and ECO flows for newer technologies
• Perform timing correlation, tool benchmarking, constraints validation, SPICE analysis across tech nodes
• Work on In-design timing ECO optimizations with Place and Route, Clock Tree, RC Extraction, UPF/CPF concepts
• Lead Tempus timing signoff campaigns at existing and new customers
• Automate flows using scripting languages (Perl, Tcl, Python)
• Deliver technical trainings and seminars at Cadence and customer sites

Job description

Cadence in Austin seeks a timing analysis engineer to perform static timing analysis, glitch and noise analysis with Tempus Signoff. You will drive timing and ECO flows, work with R&D and customers on advanced OCV/SOCV concepts, and contribute to automation using Perl, Tcl, and Python.

Responsibilities include timing correlation, SPICE analysis, and signoff campaigns across multiple technology nodes, with opportunities for training and customer visits to share expertise.