Application Engineer, RTL2GDS Sr Director
Core
Senior technical leader driving strategic customer engagements and influencing next-generation EDA & Agentic-AI solutions for leading semiconductor companies.
Role type
Sr Director, Application Engineer Architect
Builds
Advanced design solutions for semiconductor companies using Cadence's digital implementation, signoff, and AgenticAI features
Domain
Semiconductor EDA, Digital Implementation, Agentic-AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Strategic leadership, customer advocacy, team development, cross-functional collaboration, innovation & enablement, thought leadership, operational excellence
Preferred skills
Deep expertise in digital design fundamentals, advanced node implementation (3nm and below), EDA tool ecosystems, scripting (Tcl, Python, Perl), flow customization, prior experience with Cadence tools (Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, Conformal, Cerebrus)
Responsibilities
Define and execute technical engagement strategies, act as trusted advisor for executive-level stakeholders, lead and mentor a high-performing team, partner with R&D and Product Engineering, drive complex benchmarks and flow optimizations, represent Cadence at industry forums, establish best practices for engagement models
Seniority
Sr Director, hands-on IC leadership
