Solutions Engineer - AE

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

Job Duties:

• Research, design, develop, and test electronic components and systems for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.
• Utilize graduate-level research and analysis skills to perform Static Timing Analysis (STA), glitch, and noise analysis using Tempus Signoff tool.
• Work on SDC constraints, advanced On-Chip Variation/Statistical On-Chip Variation (OCV/SOCV) concepts, derates, Path base Analysis (PBA) timing, Distributed and Concurrent STA flows.
• Work on in-design timing Engineering Change Order (ECO) optimizations solutions.
• Work efficiently with Research and Development (R&D) and customer to enable various timing analysis and ECO flows, understand customer requirements and translate them into solutions, and automate flows using scripting languages (Perl, Tcl, python).
• Perform timing correlation, tool feature benchmarking, constraints validation, spice analysis on various tech nodes and customer designs.
• Execute and lead Tempus timing signoff campaigns at existing and new customers and deliver technical trainings and seminars within Cadence and customer sites.
• Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States and internationally.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field.
• Digital integrated circuit design and analysis
• Digital design implementation for RTL to GDSII, Synthesis, Place and Route, Clock Tree, RC extraction, and timing closure
• Computer aided design automation using industry standard EDA tools and flows
• Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuit design, including Static Timing Analysis fundamentals and timing closure
• Shell scripting, Tcl, and Perl automation in context of EDA tools
• Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipated sites throughout the United States and internationally.

The annual salary range for California is $186,472 to $211,100. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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