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Sr. Principal IC Digital Flow AE

SAN JOSE, USFull-time$148k–$276k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-09

Core

Senior Application Engineer providing technical support and guidance for Cadence's digital implementation and signoff tools (Synthesis, P&R, Signoff) to help customers achieve PPA targets and design closure.

Role type

Senior IC Application Engineer (Digital Implementation & Signoff)

Builds

IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tool solutions for semiconductor customers

Domain

Semiconductor / Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

Required skills

Digital Design Fundamentals, Static Timing Analysis, Place and Route, Design Closure, timing/power signoff, IR Drop, advanced nodes (10nm and below), Tcl/Perl/Python scripting, customer-facing communication

Preferred skills

Front-end EDA tools (Synthesis, DFT, LEC), Cadence tools (Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, Voltus, ICC, DC, Primetime), advanced nodes (5nm and below)

Technologies

Cadence Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, Voltus, ICC, DC, Primetime, Tcl, Perl, Python

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for Backend Digital Design Implementation and Signoff; Guide customers on tool utilization to meet project schedules; Conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations; Drive technical evaluations and benchmarks; Collaborate with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies; Provide guidance to amend and augment flows using scripting; Capture best practices from evaluations to improve future engagements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC