CST Application Engineer - Systems/ATX

Cadence Systems•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cadence Design Systems is seeking new STEM bachelor’s graduates with an interest in electronic systems and hardware design for its Customer Support Team (CST) Systems Rotational Program in San Jose, California. This entry-level, customer-facing role provides design services, technical sales support, and front-line customer support to Cadence customers. The engineer works with account teams and technical experts to address PCB, packaging, signal-integrity, and power-integrity challenges using Cadence systems solutions. The full-time, regular program lasts one year and consists of two six-month rotations in areas such as Allegro PCB Design, Sigrity signal and power integrity, and IC Packaging. Participants receive hands-on training from application engineers and technical experts and develop experience in PCB design, high-speed design, signal and power integrity, IC package and multi-die design, UNIX and scripting, and customer-facing technical support, evaluations, and demonstrations. After completing the program, participants are assigned to a full-time role in a CST Systems group focused on customer accounts. The program is intended for students graduating with a bachelor’s degree.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
Coursework or project experience in circuits, signals, or digital hardware, such as a capstone, club project, or board bring-up.
Strong communication skills and a desire to work with customers.
Must be a student graduating with a bachelor’s degree for eligibility in the program.
Strong desire to learn and limited prior experience, consistent with an entry-level role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with any PCB or CAD tool, such as Altium, KiCad, or Eagle.
Experience with UNIX and scripting languages such as Python and SKILL.

Responsibilities

Provide design services, technical sales support, and front-line customer support to Cadence customers.
Work with account teams to solve customer PCB, packaging, signal-integrity, and power-integrity problems.
Participate in two six-month rotations in Cadence Systems solutions, such as Allegro PCB Design, Sigrity signal and power integrity, and IC Packaging.
Develop experience in PCB design fundamentals, high-speed design, signal integrity, power integrity, power delivery network analysis, and IC package and multi-die design.
Provide customer-facing technical support, evaluations, and demonstrations.
Learn from technical experts and application engineers while supporting advanced customers.