CST Application Engineer - Physical Systems
About The Position
Cadence Design Systems is seeking recent bachelor’s graduates in Engineering to join the Physical System Design and Analysis (PSDA) Customer Service team through a cohort-based early career program. This full-time, entry-level position begins with a one-year development program for recent engineering graduates, consisting of two six-month rotations. The program combines structured learning, hands-on projects, mentoring, and rotational experiences across key Customer Service functions, including technical sales, customer support, training, and services. Participants will gain practical experience in simulation workflows, application engineering, technical support, and professional services, while developing essential communication and problem-solving skills. After successful completion, participants will transition into a full-time role within a PSDA Customer Service group, with placement based on skills, interests, and business needs. The program will cover fundamentals of computer-aided engineering, physics-based simulation, engineering analysis, hands-on use of Cadence CAE tools, coding and scripting (e.g., Python), application engineering, technical support, professional services, and practical applications of artificial intelligence in engineering. Networking and mentoring opportunities will also be provided.
Requirements
- Recent bachelor’s graduates in Engineering.
- Willingness to participate in a cohort-based early career program.
- Ability to work with industry-leading computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools.
- Skills in simulation workflows, application engineering, technical support, and professional services.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with coding and scripting using languages such as Python.
- Interest in artificial intelligence applications in engineering.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in simulation workflows.
- Experience in application engineering.
- Experience in technical support.
- Experience in professional services.
- Experience with Python for automation.
- Understanding of artificial intelligence in engineering analysis.
Responsibilities
- Work with industry-leading computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools to simulate and analyze complex physical systems.
- Collaborate with technical experts and customer-facing teams.
- Build practical experience in simulation workflows, application engineering, technical support, and professional services.
- Develop communication and problem-solving skills.
- Learn from application engineers, technical support, and professional services.
- Gain experience in technical sales, customer support, training, and services.
- Automate simulation, data processing, and reporting tasks using coding and scripting.
- Engage in solution development, demonstrations, and technical enablement.
- Participate in problem diagnosis, troubleshooting, and customer communication.
- Contribute to project delivery, simulation best practices, and creation of customer-ready engineering outputs.
- Explore practical applications of artificial intelligence in engineering analysis, workflow automation, knowledge management, and customer service.
- Network and participate in Cadence’s recent-graduate community.
Benefits
- Incentive compensation: bonus, equity
- Competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure for sales positions.
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
