Product Engineer II

This opportunity is for a Product Engineer in the Digital and Signoff Group (DSG) at Cadence. The Cadence Digital and Signoff Group will offer you a dynamic environment in which you will work with innovative R&D and Customer Engagement teams to influence the development of software tools for advanced chip design platforms. As Product Engineer, you will be a source of technical place and route expertise to Cadence customers and to R&D.

• You are a motivated and energetic engineer with a deep understanding of ASIC design methodologies and of every stage of the RTL to GDSII flow.
• You have proven hands-on experience with timing closure and PPA optimization at 16nm and below nodes.
• You combine your deep understanding with strong analysis skills to debug customer problems and propose solutions, with an organized and coherent approach.
• You are an excellent communicator.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support Cadence products in the Digital and Signoff team.
• Track and debug customer issues and work with R&D and release team on issue resolution.
• Run design benchmarks and develop flows and solutions.

Position Requirements:

• MS in EE with 3+ years of experience in Digital Implementation, either as a design engineer or as a product engineer
• Or BS in EE with 5+ years of experience in Digital Implementation, either as a design engineer or as a product engineer
• Strong understanding of VLSI physical design and timing analysis; familiarity with digital implementation challenges including RTL synthesis, placement optimization, clock tree synthesis, routing optimization and silicon signoff.
• Experience with industry standard EDA tools in Synthesis, Physical design and Signoff at 16nm and below nodes.
• Exposure to, and solid understanding of, hierarchical design methodologies and low power design
• Energetic team player with a passion for problem solving
• Strong analysis skills with a track record to prove it
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Automation skills using Perl, Tcl and shell scripting

The annual salary range for California is $92,400 to $171,600. 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.