IC Implementation, Sr Principal AE
About The Position
The Senior Principal Application Engineer will be a trusted technical leader, driving complex pre-sales and post-sales engagements for Cadence Digital IC products at advanced nodes. The role involves solving challenging design problems and delivering innovative solutions to ensure customer success. The engineer leads technical strategy and execution for critical customer design projects, influences design methodologies and implementation flows at advanced nodes, and partners with sales teams to grow Cadence’s digital implementation business. The position also serves as a primary consultant for advanced-node design synthesis and implementation, Agentic-AI, and signoff, and develops custom solutions to address customer requirements. The role includes mentoring junior engineers and promoting technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in physical implementation and signoff at 7nm and below, with multiple successful tapeouts.
- Demonstrated expertise in digital synthesis, place-and-route, static timing analysis, AI in EDA, and achieving timing and power goals for advanced-node designs.
- Strong debugging skills, including the ability to isolate and resolve critical design issues efficiently.
- Proficiency in scripting for automation and flow customization.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a track record of building (the description ends before specifying what is built).
Responsibilities
- Lead technical strategy and execution for critical customer design projects, influencing design methodologies and implementation flows at advanced nodes (3nm and below).
- Partner with sales teams to grow Cadence business by showcasing Cadence’s leadership in digital implementation.
- Serve as a primary consultant for advanced-node design synthesis and implementation, Agentic-AI, and signoff.
- Develop and deploy custom solutions using TCL, PERL, and Python to address unique customer requirements.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing across teams.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options
- Potential incentive compensation, including bonus and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
