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RTL2GDS IC Sr. Principal Design Engineer

SAN JOSE💼 Full-time💰 $161,000–$161,000🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Sr. Principal Design Engineer driving Pre-sales and Post-sales technical support for Cadence Digital IC products at advanced nodes, solving Digital Implementation and Signoff problems for customers.

Role type

Sr. Principal Design Engineer (Pre-sales/Post-sales)

Builds

Cadence Digital IC products (Synthesis, Place and Route, Design Closure, timing/power signoff)

Domain

Semiconductor / EDA / Digital IC Design

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Digital Implementation & Signoff expertise, Place & Route (Innovus, ICC2, Fusion Compiler), Synthesis (Genus, RTL Compiler, Design Compiler), STA debugging, Tcl/Perl/Shell scripting, ASIC design process knowledge

Preferred skills

Low power analysis, Clock design/analysis, 7nm/5nm technology node experience

Technologies

Innovus, ICC2, Fusion Compiler, Genus, RTL Compiler, Design Compiler, STA tools

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for Digital Design Implementation & Signoff, Guide customers on utilizing Cadence technologies, Conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations, Drive technical evaluations/benchmarks, Work with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies, Amend flows using Tcl/Perl to meet objectives, Provide mentorship to junior engineers

Seniority

Sr. Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship

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