RTL2GDS, Sr. Principal Product Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key technical resource, providing place-and-route expertise to Cadence customers and internal development teams.
• Support Cadence’s digital products, tracking and resolving customer issues alongside R&D and release teams.
• Conduct design benchmarks and develop innovative flows and methodologies tailored to customer needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with at least seven years of experience in digital implementation as either a design or product engineer.
• Thorough understanding of ASIC design methodologies across all stages of the RTL to GDSII flow.
• Hands-on experience with timing closure and PPA optimization at 7nm and below nodes.
• Strong analytical skills to diagnose customer challenges and deliver well-organized solutions.
• Excellent communication skills to ensure clear and effective collaboration.

Qualifications

• Strong motivation and energy.
• Thorough understanding of VLSI physical design and timing analysis, including familiarity with clock tree synthesis, routing optimization, and silicon signoff challenges.
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for synthesis, physical design, and signoff at 7nm and below nodes.
• Proficiency in scripting languages or AI tools for productivity enhancement (considered an asset).

Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Pay

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits.

Schedule

Not specified.

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.
• and more.