Physical Design and Signoff, Sr. Principal AE
About The Position
As an expert Digital Implementation and Signoff Field Applications Engineer, you will work alongside leading-edge customers to help deploy Cadence technologies in synthesis, place and route, and signoff. You will help customers meet or exceed PPA targets, achieve faster design closure, and realize their design concepts. The role also works directly with Cadence R&D to communicate customer requirements and influence the direction of next-generation products and technologies. Through customer engagements and collaboration with R&D, you will deepen your knowledge of nanometer design and digital implementation while developing communication, customer, and sales skills.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of industry experience in physical design.
- Strong knowledge of digital design fundamentals, semiconductor fundamentals, and static timing analysis.
- Experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools, including place and route, IR drop, and backend design timing and power closure.
- Experience with advanced technology nodes of 10nm and below.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, or Python.
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
- Strong drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets.
- Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with IC digital implementation flows and frontend EDA tools, including synthesis, DFT, and logical equivalence checking.
- Experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, or Voltus, or with ICC, ICC2, DC, or PrimeTime.
- Experience with advanced technology nodes of 5nm and below.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to Cadence customers in backend digital design implementation and signoff, including place and route, design closure, and timing and power signoff.
- Guide customers in using Cadence technologies to achieve design goals and meet project schedules.
- Collaborate with the team to conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations.
- Drive technical evaluations and benchmarks to success.
- Work with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer requirements.
- Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies.
- Guide the team in amending and augmenting flows as needed using Tcl or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve results.
- Capture best practices and lessons learned from evaluations and benchmarks and use them to improve the efficiency and success of future engagements.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Medical plan options
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan options
- May be eligible for incentive compensation, including bonus and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
