Cadence Design Systems

Product Engineering Architect

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

As an EDA Product Engineer for the Sigrity & Clarity family of products, you will be responsible for capturing the requirements of, developing, testing and delivering software integrations between Sigrity / Clarity and other EDA tools within the Cadence EDA portfolio. You will work closely with other members of the Product Engineering and R&D teams to respond to development and enhancement requests, focusing primarily upon the usability and user experience of Sigrity and Clarity and their interactions with other Cadence tools. Some travel may be required.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and maintain Cadence MSA products, including Sigrity, Clarity, and Microwave office.

Integrate the MSA products with and their interactions with the Cadence other product families.

  • Work in cooperation with local/international Field Applications team members to capture feedback and usability improvement requests for the Sigrity and Clarity family of products.
  • Work in cooperation with R&D teams to transform feedback and improvement requests into detailed requirement specifications.
  • Translate the requirement specifications into working software implementations.
  • Perform detailed testing of the software implementations in preparation for release to customers.
  • Author documentation and work with Technical Publications to ensure its inclusion into correct and easy to understand documents.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master or Ph.D. degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science/Electromagnetic Engineering
  • Antenna, RF circuit design background with at least 5 years of professional experience
  • Knowledge of 3D computational electromagnetics, understanding one of FEM, FDTD, MoM or other algorithms. Familiar with industry electromagnetics software.
  • Knowledge of RF and antenna design, familiar with Clarity, Microwave office, EMX, or other electromagnetics simulation tools; Understand PCB, Package SI/PI simulation.
  • Familiar with SI/PI tools, like PowerSI, OptimizPI, XtractIM.
  • Passionate about usability and delivery of right-the-first-time integrations
  • Creativity and out-of-the-box thinking
  • Capable of giving and accepting constructive feedback
  • Collaboration and customer interaction skills
  • Oral and written English proficiency

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working in an agile and fast-paced product development environment
  • Experience with Cadence EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Allegro, and APD, PowerSI, PowerDC, Clarity, Microwave office, EMX, etc is a plus.

The annual salary range for California is $169,400 to $314,600. 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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  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Software Development

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