Physical Design Principal AE
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical support to Cadence customers in the areas of Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff including Place and Route, Design Closure, and timing/power signoff.
Guide customers on how to best utilize Cadence technologies to achieve their design goals and meet project schedules.
Conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations.
Drive technical evaluations/benchmarks to success.
Work closely with R&D to enhance the tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer’s requirements.
Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies.
Amen and augment the flow as needed using Tcl and/or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve results/flows.
Capture best practices and lessons learned from current evaluations/benchmarks and utilize to improve efficiency and success rate in next engagements.
Job Requirements
- Minimum BS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of design/EDA industry experience with IC digital implementation flows and font-end EDA tools including Synthesis, DFT, and Logical Equivalence Checking
- Strong knowledge in Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals, and Static Timing Analysis is required
- Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools including Place and Route, IR Drop, backend design timing and power closure
- Experience with advanced nodes 10nm and below
- Experience in scripting languages such as Tcl/Perl/Python is a must
- Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
- Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills
Preferred
- MS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field
- Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, and/or Voltus is highly desired
- Experience with advanced nodes 5nm and below
Pay
The annual salary range for California is $123,200 to $228,800.
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