Cadence logo

Physical Design Engineering Architect

Cadence 🇺🇸 Cary, North Carolina, United States of America

Full-time Senior

Drive physical design solutions from synthesis through tape-out, including floorplanning, placement and routing, clock construction, and signoff closure. Improve tools, flows, and methodologies while optimizing power, performance, and area and collaborating with cross-functional and R&D teams.

Responsibilities

  • Drive physical design solutions from synthesis through tape-out, including floorplanning, placement and routing, clock construction, and signoff closure. Improve tools, flows, and methodologies while optimizing power, performance, and area and collaborating with cross-functional and R&D teams.

Requirements

  • Requires a BS with at least 15 years of experience, an MS with at least 10 years, or a PhD with at least 7 years, along with a record of owning blocks or SoCs through tape-out. Candidates should have advanced-node physical design experience, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and scripting experience in a language such as Perl, Python, Tcl, or Shell is preferred.

Key Skills

Physical design Synthesis Tape-out Floorplanning Placement Routing Clock construction Signoff closure Power optimization Performance optimization Area optimization Advanced-node design experience Cross-functional collaboration Scripting (Perl, Python, Tcl, Shell) Problem solving Technical communication ASIC design SoC design Design flow development Methodology improvement Tool evaluation Verification

About Cadence

Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems. Our design solutions, based on Cadence’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy, are essential for the world’s leading semiconductor and systems companies to build their next-generation products from chips to full electromechanical systems that serve a wide range of markets, including hyperscale computing, mobile communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, life sciences and robotics. In 2024, Cadence was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the world’s top 100 best-managed companies. Cadence solutions offer limitless opportunities—learn more at www.cadence.com.

BEFORE YOU APPLY

Make sure your resume makes it through AI screening

Upload your resume

Never miss similar opportunities 🔔

Get notified when new design engineering jobs that match your preferences become available. Set up personalized job alerts to stay ahead of the competition.