Senior IC Physical Verification AE

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.
We offer fantastic opportunities to grow, no matter where you are in your career. The ideal candidate will be energetic, innovative, and enthused with how to help customers solve their most challenging physical verification problems using Cadence technology.

This is a customer-facing application engineering (AE) role where you will present solutions, demonstrate software, solve problems, and develop new creative solutions and flows.  You will work closely with customers to understand their design challenges and proliferate recommended solutions. You will work closely with R&D, Product Engineering, and Sales to drive customer success. You will be the technical expert on Cadence tools and a valued consultant on design and implementation issues. You will own customer success!

This role spans a broad range of Custom IC Design and Implementation technologies.  You must be eager to learn new tools, flows, and technologies.

You must manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Understanding customers’ physical verification and subsequent signoff flows.
• Guiding customer design teams regarding methodology and flows to improve their productivity.
• Resolving critical tool issues impacting project timelines, often collaborating with product development and peer AEs.
• Conducting technical presentations, technical training, and product demonstrations to customers, including developing customized presentations as required.
• Supporting technical evaluations/benchmarks and driving the process to deliver Cadence solutions.
• Developing an understanding of the customer's needs and the competition's technology and sales strategies to create solutions that best meet our needs. 
• Provide technical support in engagements with customers and field personnel in Physical verification solutions focused on the Pegasus and other supporting technologies.
• Contribute to technical and sales meetings interacting with engineers, technical leads and executives.
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide resolution to customer technical issues.
• Develop and run testcases to verify problems, create workarounds, test and deliver R&D fixes.
• Author application notes and help provide feedback on documentation.
• Use scripting languages like TCL and Python for flow development, automation and enhancing design methodologies.
• Engage with AE team on pre-sales and post-sales technical campaigns from the technical side, working along with Sales and Marketing to plan deployment, conduct technical evaluations and support.

Skills needed for this role:

• 1+ years, hands-on, industry experience in physical verification flows (LVS/DRC, FILL, Calibre, Assura, Quantus, ICV) and runset development for Custom IC/ Digital platform and (layout experience, a plus).
• Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational, planning, and presentation skills are essential
• Ability to work independently and productively with high-quality output and results in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Must be open to constant personal development and growth to meet the evolving demands of the electronics industry

Some travel may be required and necessary

***Job location must be Austin or San Jose, CA***

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Education: BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering experience
• Experience: 0-2 years of relevant industry experience

The annual salary range for San Jose, CA is $ 84,000 to $156,000. 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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