Sr. Principal Software Engineer

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

This position is for an R&D engineer, who will be involved in developing a multi-threaded and distributed physical synthesis core engine in Innovus Implementation System. The position involves interaction and collaboration with a highly motivated global R&D team.

Essential Job Functions/Accountabilities

The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting and debugging software programs in the areas of physical synthesis. Work closely with product engineers/technical sales to provide engineering solutions and workarounds to make customers successful

Minimum Qualifications

Highly technical engineer with excellent problem solving skills

C/C++ software development experience in Linux environment

Strong understanding and extensive usage of data structures and algorithms

Great communication skills and a strong desire for working with customers

MS (Ph.D. track a plus) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science.

Preferred

Knowledge of physical synthesis algorithms, timing analysis and multithreading is a strong plus.

Prior R&D experience working on IC physical designs tools

Hands on experience using the above physical design tools for design closure and knowledge of physical design flows a plus.

Experience with Tcl and other scripting languages

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. 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 salary range is a guideline and 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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