Sr. Principal Product Engineer

Job Title

Sr. Principal Product Engineer

Role Summary

Product engineer in the Digital and Signoff Group supporting place-and-route and PPA (performance, power, area) for advanced chip-design tools. Collaborates with R&D, application engineering, and product marketing to benchmark, analyze, and improve tool flows used by customers and foundries.

The role focuses on technical problem solving, optimisation, and acting as a liaison between customers/foundries and internal development teams.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires around 10+ years of hands-on experience with industry-standard place-and-route tools (or ~7 years with a Master’s degree).

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities include technical support, benchmarking, and optimization across place-and-route and PPA workflows.

• Provide place-and-route expertise to customers and internal development teams.
• Perform PPA benchmarking on customer and foundry test cases; evaluate the impact of new features on PPA.
• Act as liaison for new features between customers/foundries and R&D development teams.
• Develop point solutions and automation using scripting.
• Mine and analyze data to identify PPA-limiting issues and optimization opportunities.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 10+ years hands-on experience with industry-standard place-and-route tools (7 years with a Master’s degree).
• Strong understanding of the RTL-to-GDSII flow.
• Familiarity with PDK and design kit (DK) collateral and usage.
• Solid knowledge of timing and power analysis.
• Proficient scripting skills for automation and point solutions.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; Master’s preferred. The posting allows equivalent practical experience. (Note: the employer specifies 10 years of hands-on experience, or ~7 years when the candidate holds a Master’s degree.)

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.