Application Engineer II — Digital Design (Synthesis & Implementation)

Job Title

Application Engineer II — Digital Design (Synthesis & Implementation)

Role Summary

As an Application Engineer II on the Digital and Signoff team you will provide technical support and enable customers to deploy logical and physical implementation tools (Genus, Modus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus). You will work directly with customer engineering teams to diagnose issues, develop solution tests, and deliver resolutions across front-end and back-end flows.

The role involves creating technical collateral, advising on methodologies, and collaborating with global peers and product teams to improve customer outcomes.

Experience Level

Mid-level (Application Engineer II).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Provide technical support for synthesis, place-and-route, and signoff tool flows.
• Collaborate with customer engineers to reproduce issues, create verification tests, and implement fixes.
• Advise customers on best practices, methodologies, and tool selection for logical and physical implementation.
• Develop technical collateral such as application notes and support articles.
• Coordinate with global internal teams to prioritize customer issues and help differentiate product solutions.
• Participate in customer engagements, including IC tape-out preparation and verification activities.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications:

• Must-have: Good RTL understanding (Verilog or VHDL); exposure to synthesis or place-and-route methodologies or signoff timing; experience with microelectronics or EDA front-end or back-end flows; scripting experience in TCL and Python; strong verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills; proven participation in IC tape-outs; customer-facing mindset.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Cadence digital tools (Genus, Innovus, Modus, Conformal, Tempus).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (completion required). No alternative-equivalent experience language specified in the posting.

Additional details: Employment type CLT, 40 hours/week. Office location: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

About the Company

Company: Cadence Design Systems

Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA

Cadence Design Systems is a global electronic design automation company that provides software, hardware, and intellectual property for designing advanced semiconductor chips. With over 25 years in the industry, Cadence is known for its innovative technology solutions and has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company is dedicated to solving complex technical challenges in order to enable customers to create revolutionary products and experiences.