Principal Software Engineer – Circuit Simulation R&D
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 136500 - 253500
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Cadence we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
We seek a graduate researcher-practitioner in applied mathematics/statistics to advance algorithms for electronic circuit simulation Monte Carlo yield analysis and optimization. You will work cross-functionally to turn deep math into production-grade technology.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in applied mathematics statistics or a closely related field (CS with strong math focus).
- Demonstrated ability to conduct literature reviews translate theory to practice and deliver innovative results in real-world settings.
Core Expertise
- Statistical inference: significance testing (p-values confidence intervals) Bayesian statistics design of experiments Monte Carlo methods (random sampling density estimation).
- Rare-event and reliability analysis (a plus): importance sampling subset simulation cross-entropy methods extreme value/tail modeling yield estimation.
- Surrogate modeling and Uncertainty Quantification (a plus): Gaussian processes polynomial chaos sparse grids variance reduction.
Applied Mathematics (any of the following is a plus)
- Optimization: linear nonlinear convex integer stochastic variational; robust/multi-objective; derivative-free/global methods (e.g. CMA-ES Bayesian optimization).
- Numerical analysis: numerical linear algebra (sparse/Krylov/preconditioning) stiff ODE/DAE solvers approximation quadrature; model reduction (POD/MOR).
- Differential equations: ODE/PDE/SDE dynamical systems.
- Probability and statistics: stochastic processes inference uncertainty quantification.
- Data science: statistical learning optimization for ML dimensionality reduction.
Familiarity with Machine Learning (preferred)
- Classical ML: regression (linear/logistic) regularization (ridge/lasso) classification (SVM kNN) ensembles (trees random forests boosting).
- Contemporary AI (a plus): graph neural networks transformers reinforcement/transfer learning representation learning active learning.
Software and Systems (Not needed but any of the following is aplus)
- Programming proficiency in Python and/or C is a plus (NumPy/SciPy PyTorch/JAX performance optimization clean APIs).
- Strong computer science background is a plus (data structures algorithms version control testing CI/CD).
- HPC/parallel computing (a plus): MPI CUDA distributed workflows.
Any prior Experience in the following areas is a plus
- Scientific computing in one or more areas: computational electromagnetics fluid/thermal/molecular dynamics computational physics or electrical circuit simulation.
- Electronic design automation (EDA): SPICE/Spectre/Verilog-A netlists PVT/Monte Carlo flows yield/parametric corners.
Responsibilities
- Research design and validate algorithms for circuit simulation rare-event estimation and optimization.
- Quantify accuracy/speed vs. baselines; perform rigorous statistical analyses.
- Build robust maintainable implementations and integrate with production toolchains.
- Good Team Player as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams and document methods and results clearly.
The annual salary range for California is $136500 to $253500. 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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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Vendor Management
- Design Controls
- C/C++
- FDA Regulations
- Intellectual Property Law
- ISO 13485
- Research Experience
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- Research & Development
- Internet Of Things
- Product Development
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