Cadence Design Systems

Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement

Cadence Design Systems$200K — $228K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • 9+ years of relevant engineering experience
  • Proficient with scripting languages: Perl, Tcl, Python
  • Knowledgeable in floorplanning, powerplanning, and CTS
  • Expertise in physical verification processes (DRC/LVS, EM/IR)
  • Experience in Static Timing Analysis (STA)
  • Skilled in synthesis and ECO methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for EDA and semiconductor IP before and after sales
  • Conduct Static Timing Analysis and related assessments using Cadence tools
  • Collaborate with R&D and customers on timing analysis and ECO flows
  • Perform timing correlation and benchmarking of tools
  • Optimize in-design timing for Engineering Change Orders (ECO)
  • Present Cadence tool capabilities to clients
  • Identify product opportunities and assist in technical campaigns
  • Deliver training and seminars for customers

Benefits

  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Variety of medical, dental, and vision plans
Full Job Description
Job Duties:
  • Utilizing engineering background, provide pre-sales and/or post-sales technical customer support including implementation, training, and maintenance support for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and semiconductor intellectual property (IP).
  • Perform Static Timing Analysis (STA), glitch, noise analysis, extraction using Cadence Signoff tools.
  • Work efficiently with Research & Development (R&D) and customer to enable various timing analysis and ECO flows.
  • Perform timing correlation, tool feature benchmarking, constraints validation, spice analysis on various tech nodes and customer designs.
  • Work on in-design timing ECO (Engineering Change Order) optimizations solutions.
  • Present to customers the technical capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows (Synthesis, Place and Route, Timing/Physical/Power).
  • Recognize opportunities for products at existing customers or potential customers, and work with account team to define and execute technical campaigns.
  • Support adoption and proliferation at existing customers (on/offsite) to help drive increasing business for our digital implementation tools.
  • Deliver technical trainings and seminars within Cadence and customer sites.
  • May telecommute.
  • Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States.


Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum nine (9) years of experience in the job offered or in a related engineering occupation
  • Automate flows using scripting languages including Perl, Tcl, and Python
  • Floorplanning, powerplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis (CTS) and routing and place and route tool knowledge
  • Physical verification including DRC/LVS, antenna, EM/IR analysis and signal integrity analysis
  • Static Timing Analysis (STA)
  • Synthesis for improving results
  • ECO flows and methodologies
  • Engineering support for EDA tools like IC Compiler II and Fusion Compiler, debug physical design implementation failures, resolve errors, identify tool bugs, and analyze convergence issues
  • Evaluation and deployment of new EDA tools and features
  • Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States.

The annual salary range for California is $200,230 to $228,800. 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 base salary range is a guideline, and individual total 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.

About Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an American multinational electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc. The company produces software, hardware and silicon structures for designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs) and printed circuit boards.
Learn more about Cadence Design Systems
Size
9,300 employees
Market Cap
$43.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$590.6 million
Founded
2018
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
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