RTL2GDS Lead AE

Cadence Systems • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

As an expert Digital Implementation and Signoff Field Applications Engineer, you will work directly with leading-edge customers to help them deploy Cadence technologies in synthesis, place and route, and signoff. You will help customers meet or exceed power, performance, and area (PPA) targets, close designs faster, and realize their design concepts. The role also involves working with Cadence R&D to communicate customer requirements and influence next-generation products and technologies. Through customer engagements, you will deepen your knowledge of nanometer design and digital design implementation while developing communication, customer, and sales skills.

You will provide technical guidance and support in backend digital design implementation and signoff, including place and route, design closure, and timing and power signoff. You will guide customers in using Cadence technologies, participate in technical presentations and demonstrations, lead evaluations and benchmarks, and help improve tools, methodologies, and implementation flows. The position also supports adoption of Cadence tools and the sharing of best practices across engagements.

Requirements

• At least 5 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 timing and power closure.
• Experience with advanced process nodes of 10 nm and below.
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Tcl, Perl, or Python.
• Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skills.
• 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 front-end 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 process nodes of 5 nm 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 on technical presentations and product demonstrations.
• Drive technical evaluations and benchmarks to successful completion.
• Work closely with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies to meet or exceed customer requirements.
• Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies.
• Guide the team in amending and augmenting flows 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 efficiency and success in 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
• Potential eligibility for incentive compensation, including bonus and equity

What This Job Offers

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