Lead Product Engineer

Cadence Systems • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

The Product Engineering team works closely with customers, foundries, R&D, Marketing, and Application Engineers to develop solutions for complex design challenges. This role focuses on package and PCB design and electromagnetic (EM) analysis, improving design analysis flows, and supporting product and business rollouts in partnership with WFO. The Product Engineer captures requirements, develops, tests, and delivers software integrations; serves as the primary interface between customers and corporate R&D on system-level design and analysis issues; and helps improve tool quality and product performance.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of extraction experience.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• Strong background in package and PCB design and EM analysis, with a solid understanding of solver technologies.
• Hands-on experience with industry design and analysis tools such as Clarity, Sigrity, APD, Allegro, or compatible third-party tools.
• Experience with extraction in advanced technology nodes.
• Knowledge and experience with physical verification processes that include test and measurement.
• Knowledge and experience with simulation correlation.
• Knowledge and experience with circuit simulator tools such as SystemSI, Spectre, Microwave Office, ADS, or HSPICE.
• Good communication skills with team members and customers.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or Ph.D. degree, or equivalent.
• Programming experience in Tcl, Python, or SKILL.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements for, develop, test, and deliver software integrations.
• Act as the primary interface between customers and corporate R&D for system-level design and analysis issues.
• Evaluate and qualify issues using provided test cases.
• Establish efficient flows to improve system design and analysis tool quality and product performance.
• Execute expert-level benchmarks and resolve complex customer issues.
• Collaborate with R&D, field teams, customers, and foundries to define product requirements and enhancements.
• Work with headquarters R&D and Product Engineers across global sites to resolve technical issues.
• Build and improve design analysis flows and partner with WFO to support timely, professional business and product rollouts.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior