Principal Application Engineer

Cadence Systems•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Cadence is seeking a Principal Application Engineer to provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Digital Implementation and Signoff tools. The role works closely with sales executives to support sales campaigns through workshops, benchmarks, product demonstrations, methodology consultations, and product support. The engineer presents the capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows, including synthesis, place and route, and timing, physical, and power signoff. The position includes identifying opportunities with current and prospective customers, collaborating with account teams on technical campaigns, supporting technical evaluations and benchmarks, and driving Cadence solution implementations. It also involves ongoing customer support and tool adoption, collaboration with R&D on tool and methodology improvements, and creating technical content for Cadence Online Support. Travel may be required up to 20%.

Requirements

Minimum BS in Electrical Engineering plus 8 to 10 years of experience, or MS in Electrical Engineering plus 6 to 8 years of experience.
Core timing signoff expertise, including advanced-node STA, UPF and constraints debugging, and hierarchical and 3DIC design STA and closure solutions.
Knowledge of digital design fundamentals, semiconductor fundamentals, and static timing analysis.
Experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and tools.
Working knowledge of a scripting language such as TCL, Perl, or Python.
Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Digital Implementation and Signoff tools.
Work with sales executives on sales campaigns by delivering workshops, benchmarks, product demonstrations, methodology consultations, and product support.
Present the technical capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows, including synthesis, place and route, and timing, physical, and power signoff.
Identify product opportunities at existing and potential customers and work with account teams to define and execute technical campaigns.
Support technical evaluations and benchmarks and drive the process of delivering Cadence solution implementations.
Provide ongoing support and encourage usage proliferation at existing customers, both on-site and off-site.
Work with R&D on tool and methodology improvements.
Create and contribute technical content for Cadence Online Support.
Travel as required, up to 20%.