Physical Design Methodology AE Architect

At Cadence we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

We are excited to welcome highly talented hardware design leaders/managers and application engineer leaders/managers to join our Cadence North America Field Applications Team. Working at Cadence means working alongside the industrys brightest people and innovating for the most advanced companies in the world. Through Cadences Electronic Design Automation (EDA) products weve worked with a wide range of customers from helping build the worlds most powerful supercomputer to innovating in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

As an expert Digital Implementation and Signoff Field Applications Engineering (AE) you will work sidebyside with our leading edge customers. With your expertise youll help them deploy Cadences marketleading technologies in Synthesis P&R and Signoff to meet/exceed their PPA targets achieve faster design closure and turn their design concepts into reality. The greater your powers the more business opportunities youll help bring to the table. You will also work directly with the Cadence R&D group to drive the customer requirements and influence the direction of Cadence nextgeneration products and technologies.

At Cadence customers are at the heart of everything we do. Talented leaders like you are what enable us to materialize this passion into results. By working directly with Cadence R&D and driving customer engagements you will enhance your indepth knowledge in nanometer design unlock unique expertise in digital design implementation and level up your communication customer and sales skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Application Engineers providing 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
• Collaborate with team to 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 customers requirements
• Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies
• Provide guidance to the team to amend & 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

• 15 years of industry Physical Design experience with 4 years of managing a team
• BS degree Computer Science/Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field
• 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 customerfacing communication and problemsolving 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 IC digital implementation flows and fontend EDA tools including Synthesis DFT and Logical Equivalence Checking
• Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus Innovus Conformal Tempus Modus Voltus or ICC ICC2 DC or Primetime is highly desired
• Experience with advanced nodes 5nm and below

The annual salary range for California is $157500 to $292500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: 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.

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