Application Engineer
About The Position
At Cadence, the Architect serves as a technical leader within the North America Field Applications Team, driving strategic customer engagements and influencing next-generation EDA and Agentic-AI solutions. The role requires deep technical expertise, hands-on design-convergence experience, and the ability to align cross-functional teams to deliver advanced design solutions for leading semiconductor companies. The position leads customer and partner engagements to achieve best-in-class power, performance, and area (PPA), and guides adoption of Cadence digital implementation, signoff technologies, and AgenticAI features at advanced nodes. It also partners with R&D and Product Engineering to shape tool enhancements, drives benchmarks and flow optimization, and represents Cadence through industry forums, technical papers, and keynote presentations.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in IC design implementation and signoff, with demonstrated success managing large-scale technical programs.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in digital design fundamentals, advanced-node implementation (3nm and below), and EDA tool ecosystems.
- Proven track record of leading technical teams and driving customer success at executive levels.
- Strong proficiency in Tcl, Python, and Perl scripting and flow customization for design closure.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Prior experience with Cadence tools (Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, Conformal, Cerebrus) and competitive solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical engagements with customers and partners to achieve best-in-class PPA and meet customer success metrics.
- Guide adoption of Cadence digital implementation, signoff technologies, and AgenticAI features across advanced nodes (3nm and below).
- Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to influence tool enhancements based on real-world customer requirements.
- Drive complex benchmarks, flow optimizations, and deployment of methodologies for Synthesis, P&R, STA, IR Drop, and power/timing closure.
- Represent Cadence at industry forums, author technical papers, and deliver keynote presentations.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Medical plan options
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan options
- Incentive compensation may include bonus and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
