Design Engineer II
Cadence Design SystemsJob Title
Design Engineer II
Role Summary
Work on physical design implementation and automation to deliver best-in-class PPA for IP cores and controllers in advanced process nodes. The role sits on a physical implementation team focused on flow development, regression, and performance/power optimization.
Experience Level
Mid-level. The posting indicates 2+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include developing and maintaining flows and automation for physical implementation and managing quality and performance tracking.
- Develop, automate, and maintain EDA flows and scripts for physical implementation.
- Create and tune technology flow manuals (TFM) to optimize performance, power, and area (PPA) for IPs and controllers.
- Perform PPA characterization and optimization for performance- and power-oriented IP cores across advanced nodes and multiple foundries (TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Rapidus).
- Manage regression infrastructure to track RTL/flow quality and PPA across designs.
- Implement digital design flows using Cadence and related backend tools for synthesis, placement, routing, timing, and power analysis.
- Develop automation and productivity improvements, including using AI-assisted scripting, to reduce design turnaround time.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience for successful performance in this role.
- Physical design experience in an ASIC design environment.
- Solid knowledge of the complete ASIC design flow: synthesis, physical design, timing analysis, power analysis, and formal verification.
- Experience in logic synthesis and PPA optimization techniques; familiarity with logic equivalence check (LEC) debug for production designs.
- Hands-on experience developing and debugging synthesis flows with EDA tools (e.g., Genus, Fusion Compiler) and familiarity with backend tools.
- Strong scripting skills, especially Python and Tcl, for flow automation.
- Good communication, analytical, problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently and in teams.
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience (as noted in the posting).
Education Requirements
MS / MTech / BE / BTech in Electronics is specified. The posting requests candidates with 2+ years of experience. No alternative "equivalent experience" language was stated.
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.
