Principal Product Engineer

Aug 9, 2026 Bangalore, India

About us

Cadence is a pivotal leader in computational software.

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

This position involves:

Interfacing with customers regarding digital reference flow requirements, including
- Synthesis
- Floorplanning
- Clock tree synthesis
- Power planning
- Place and route
- Timing closure
- Sign-off
Capturing reference flow requirements, scoping effort on reference flow development
Creating baseline flows to be used by customers as starting point for digital implementation
Using baseline flow to implement test cases for process certification and validation
Using implementation testcases for Tempus and Voltus sign-off
Creating documentation explaining the theory and use behind reference flow steps and commands
PPA optimization

Position requires:

Bachelor's degree with at least 12-15 years of design/EDA experience or Master's degree with at least 10 years of experience. Master's degree preferred.
Strong knowledge in Digital Design Flows, Static Timing Analysis and EMIR is required
Prior experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and EDA tools is required; Experience with advanced FinFet nodes (7nm and below) required. Experience with GAA technologies (2nm and below) preferred.
Good programming knowledge in Unix, Shell scripting, perl and importantly TCL
Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills
Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Familiar with EDA tool operation, setup and debug:

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