Lead Product Engineer

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High Speed Serdes IP Lead Product Engineer

Position Description:

This is a unique opportunity to join the rapidly growing team in the design IP Group at Cadence Design Systems. We are looking for a Lead Product Engineer who will be a key contributor to our advanced high speed SerDes IP products.

This is a hands-on customer facing technical position

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Engage with IP customers to review high speed Serdes IP integration guidelines, provide integration training and recommendations to customer
• Help customers resolve IP integration issues including floorplan, functional and DFT simulations, timing closure, physical design verification, signal & power integrity with package/board, etc.
• Conduct design integration reviews on customers' major SoC design milestones through tape-out
• Provide critical feedback to R&D team on design collateral defects, IP functional or performance issues, and feature improvement. Help on future specifications for advanced high-speed Serdes IP products
• Generate technical specifications, datasheets, and application notes of Serdes IP product

• M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
• 4+ years of high performance ASIC/SOC design and integration experience
• Familiar with SOC full chip integration design flows and issues, especially with integrating Serdes or other mixed-signal PHY IPs
• Strong ability to analyze and resolve IP integration issues related to RTL, verification simulation, physical design, CAD tools and design flows
• Knowledge and experience with SOC design tools such as Digital and Analog simulations, static timing analysis, physical verification, etc.
• Knowledge and experience with advanced process technology nodes (7nm and below)
• Knowledge of high-speed Serdes and serial link architecture, design and performance matrix highly preferred
• Proficient in automation scripting tools like Perl or others
• Knowledge with package/board signal integrity and power integrity for high speed Serdes links a plus
• Hands on post-silicon experience with high speed Serdes bring-up, debug, and system level testing a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills