Sr. Principal EDA Software Engineer (C++, Characterization)

Cadence • San Jose, CA

237d • $154,000 - $286,000

About The Position

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. You will be a member of an expert R&D team creating technologies and products that enable static and dynamic transistor level analysis of the most advanced custom digital and mixed-signal circuits built for communication, IOT and AI markets.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in development of EDA tools and one or more of transistor level timing, power, noise, aging, reliability, and emir analysis
• Hardcore C++ Knowledge - Linux
• Proficiency designing data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Industry experience developing and maintaining C++ based applications on a Unix or Linux environment
• Experience with quality and software processes
• Proficiency in analyzing transistor or gate level schematics
• The preferred candidate is expected to have a BS in CS/EE/CE

Nice To Haves

• Experience in development of circuit simulation or library characterization programs
• High level understanding of SPICE simulation transistor models
• Experience with distributed programming, database design, and cloud APIs for distributed computing

Responsibilities

• Enhancing and expanding the existing tools' architecture to cover timing analysis
• Creating new frameworks for analysis of effects dominant at n5 and below
• Using machine learning technology to bring order of magnitude speed / capacity / usability improvements over existing solutions

Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employee stock purchase plan
• A variety of medical, dental and vision plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees