Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Core
Embed with strategic semiconductor customers to operationalize Cadence's AI and agentic solutions across end-to-end silicon design flows, translating workflows into productivity wins.
Role type
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer (senior IC, customer-facing)
Builds
Deployed AI/LLM-powered solutions within customer silicon design flows (RTL, verification, synthesis, place-and-route, timing, power, signoff)
Domain
Semiconductor / EDA / Chip Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Semiconductor/chip design experience (front-end, physical design, CAD, signoff), EDA flow expertise, LLM/agentic AI application, customer-facing technical leadership, KPI definition and reporting, secure LLM access patterns
Preferred skills
Agentic frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen), GPU/inference infrastructure, low-power/high-performance silicon, public artifacts on applied AI in EDA
Technologies
AgentStack, BU Super-Agents, Cadence.AI, Cerebrus, Verisium, Allegro X AI, Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama, Qwen, vLLM, TGI, Triton
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end deployment of AI solutions into customer silicon design flows; Architect and tune agentic workflows and prompt strategies for EDA tasks; Map customer methodology onto Cadence AI building blocks; Define and report KPIs for productivity and ROI; Act as senior technical advisor to customer leadership; Guide customer IT/InfoSec on secure LLM access and infrastructure
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with customer-facing leadership
