Senior Principal Software Engineer

Role Summary

Join Cadence’s VEM team as a Senior Principal Software Engineer, where you will be pivotal in advancing electromagnetic (EM), thermal, and multi-physics technologies within the Virtuoso platform. This position entails developing the EM and thermal modeling capabilities necessary for cutting-edge semiconductor designs, focusing on next-generation solutions.

Experience Level

This position is suited for candidates with 15+ years of software development experience, specifically within electronic circuits, EDA, and layouts.

Responsibilities

The Senior Principal Software Engineer will be responsible for:

• Designing, building, troubleshooting, and debugging advanced EDA software features.
• Scaling software performance across runtime, memory footprint, and CPU/GPU utilities.
• Analyzing layout cross-sections and developing robust algorithms from insights.
• Delivering customer-centric solutions by enhancing existing tool capabilities.
• Managing projects end-to-end, defining process improvements, and coordinating schedules.
• Applying ML/AI techniques to streamline workflows and enhance productivity.
• Mentoring junior engineers and promoting best practices in collaboration with global teams.

Requirements

Candidates should have strong programming skills in C++, SKILL, and familiarity with AI programming platforms. A solid understanding of electronic circuits along with parasitic, EM, and thermal analysis will be advantageous.

Education Requirements

A BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech in Computer Science, Electrical or Electronics Engineering is required.