Principal Design Engineer
About the Company
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware, and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and health.
The Cadence culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success. You’ll work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for customers, communities, and each other—every day.
About the Role
Palladium and Protium are high-capacitive, high-performance hardware-assisted verification platforms for complex System-On-Chip (SOC) designs. This role involves implementing, verifying, and achieving timing closure to tape out Palladium and Protium SOCs.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team to implement SOCs or subsystem chips.
- Work on RTL synthesis and floor planning.
- Build clock trees and perform optimizations.
- Close timing, IR drop, and physical verification.
- Review and document designs for tape-out.
- Interface with front-end RTL design teams and back-end verification teams.
Requirements
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 7 years of experience, OR MS with a minimum of 5 years of experience, OR PhD with a minimum of 1 year of experience.
- Experience with Cadence tools such as Innovus, Tempus, QRC, Voltus, and Pegasus.
- Experience with advanced technologies like 5nm, 3nm, and 2nm nodes.
- Experience using Linux servers and script development using Shell/Perl/TCL.
- Detailed knowledge of industry-standard interfaces such as PCI Express, DDR, LPDDR, SRAM, and UCIe.
Benefits
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- A variety of medical, dental, and vision plan options.
Pay
The annual salary range for California is $136,500 to $253,500. You may also be eligible for incentive compensation, including bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.