Cadence

Cadence

Lead Application Engineer

Burlington, MA · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$133k-$247kDetected 7 days ago
Machine LearningLLMsDesign SystemsCustomer SuccessCadenceElectrical EngineeringCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Cadence Design Systems is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to drive customer success in AI-driven digital implementation and signoff workflows. This role focuses on enabling next-generation design methodologies powered by AI, applied to backend physical design using the Innovus platform and timing signoff flows.
  • The ideal candidate will be looking to combine experience in AI-enabled workflows and data-driven problem solving with strong technical fundamentals in place-and-route (PnR) and static timing analysis (STA), helping customers transition to more automated and intelligent design methodologies.
  • Cadence Design Systems is seeking an experienced Application Engineer to drive customer success in AI-driven digital implementation and signoff workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Lead adoption of AI-driven design and debug workflows (e.g., Innovus AI Assistant, agentic workflows)
  • Design debug efficiency
  • Design convergence and optimization
  • Knowledge-driven design automation
  • Deliver workshops, training, and best-practice guidance, including AI-enabled workflows

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in:

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI/ML applications in EDA, including one or more of:
  • Workflow automation or data-driven optimization
  • Experience with advanced nodes (≤7nm) and large-scale SoC or full-chip implementation
  • Strong knowledge of timing signoff methodologies, including:
  • MMMC (Multi-Mode Multi-Corner)
  • Variation modeling (SOCV, AOCV)
  • Extraction and signoff correlation flows
  • Hands-on experience with Cadence EDA tools (one or more strongly preferred):

Skills

  • Innovus (PnR / Implementation)
  • Tempus (STA / Signoff)
  • Quantus (Extraction)
  • Pegasus (Physical Verification)
  • Genus (Synthesis)
  • Prior experience in Application Engineering, CAD, or customer-facing roles
  • Requires collaboration with global teams and customer interaction
  • Travel may be required based on business needs
  • Place-and-route (PnR) flows
  • Static timing analysis (STA) and timing closure methodologies
  • Experience working with Innovus or comparable implementation tools

Compensation

  • 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.

Benefits

  • You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • 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.

Company info

  • Act as a trusted technical advisor to key customers
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