Principal Application Engineer (STA - SignOff)
About The Position
At Cadence, the Principal Application Engineer provides 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. It also involves presenting the capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows, including synthesis, place and route, and timing, physical, and power signoff. The engineer identifies product opportunities with prospective and existing customers, collaborates with account teams on technical campaigns, supports evaluations and benchmarks, and drives implementation of Cadence solutions. The role provides ongoing customer support and promotes product usage, works with R&D on tool and methodology improvements, and creates technical content for Cadence Online Support. Travel may be required, up to 20%.
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of digital design fundamentals, semiconductor fundamentals, and static timing analysis.
- Minimum BS-EE plus 8 to 10 years of experience, or MS-EE 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.
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and tools.
- Working knowledge of a scripting language such as TCL, Perl, or Python.
Responsibilities
- Present 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 prospective customers and work with account teams to define and execute technical campaigns.
- Support technical evaluations and benchmarks and drive the process of implementing Cadence solutions.
- Provide ongoing customer support and encourage usage proliferation at existing customers, both onsite and offsite.
- Work with R&D on tool and methodology improvements.
- Create and contribute technical content for Cadence Online Support.
- Travel as required, up to 20%.
- Deliver workshops, benchmarks, product demonstrations, methodology consultations, and product support for sales campaigns.
Benefits
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Medical plan options
- Dental plan options
- Vision plan options
- Potential eligibility for incentive compensation, including bonus and equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
