Principal EDA Software Engineer (C++, Characterization)

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Join our expert R&D team as we create technologies and products that enable static and dynamic transistor-level analysis of the most advanced custom digital and mixed-signal circuits, powering the communication, IoT, and AI markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance and expand existing tools' architecture to cover timing analysis.
• Create new frameworks for analyzing effects dominant at n5 and below.
• Leverage machine learning technology to achieve significant improvements in speed, capacity, and usability over existing solutions.

• 8+ years of experience in development of EDA tools and expertise in one or more areas: transistor-level timing, power, noise, aging, reliability, and EMIR analysis.
• Hardcore C++ knowledge, particularly in a Linux environment.
• Strong proficiency in designing data structures, algorithms, and applying software engineering principles.
• Industry experience developing and maintaining C++ based applications on Unix or Linux platforms.

• Experience with quality and software processes.
• Proficiency in designing data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Ability to analyze transistor or gate-level schematics.
• BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering preferred.

• Experience in development of circuit simulation or library characterization programs.
• Understanding of SPICE simulation transistor models at a high level.
• Experience with distributed programming, database design, and cloud APIs for distributed computing.