Principal Product Engineer - Innovus+

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

The Product Engineering team collaborates closely with customers, foundries, R&D, Marketing, and Application Engineers to develop solutions that address our customers’ unique and complex design challenges. We are seeking a PEX (RC Parasitic Extraction) Product Engineer to support foundry design enablement kits and to deliver Cadence PEX tool solutions in a timely and professional manner. The candidate will work both on-site and off-site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the primary interface between customers and corporate R&D for all PEX‑related issues.
• Develop extraction Techfiles for strategic partners.
• Evaluate and qualify extraction Techfiles using provided testcases.
• Establish efficient flows to improve PEX tool quality and product performance.
• Execute expert-level benchmarks and resolve complex customer issues.
• Collaborate with R&D, field teams, customers, and foundries to define product requirements and enhancements.
• Work closely with headquarters R&D and Product Engineers across global sites to resolve technical issues.

Requirements

• 9+ years of Extraction experience with Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is required, Master’s degree is preferred.
• Strong background in transistor-level and cell-level parasitic extraction, with solid understanding of cell-level and analog design.
• Hands-on experience with industry PEX tools such as StarRC or QRC.
• Experience with extraction in advanced technology nodes.
• Knowledge and experience with physical verification tools (e.g., PVS/Pegasus, Calibre, ICV) required.
• Knowledge and experience with Simulator tools (e.g., HSPICE, Spectre..)
• Knowledge of RC correlation and delay on design data.
• Good communication skills internally with team members and externally with customers.
• Work experience in-design service team would be advantageous.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Programming experience in Tcl, Perl, Python, or SKILL is a plus

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