Job Title: Product Engineering Architect
Grade: T6
Experience: 15-20 Years
Location: Bangalore/Noida
Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.
The Cadence Advantage
The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
Cadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
The unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success
Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests
You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.
We offer amazing opportunities to grow, no matter where you are in your career.
Job responsibilities:
This opportunity is for a Principal Product Engineer in the Digital and Signoff Group (DSG) at Cadence. The Cadence Digital and Signoff Group will offer you a dynamic environment in which you will work with innovative R&D and Customer Engagement teams to influence the development of software tools for advanced chip design platforms.
Experience and Technical Skills required:
Strong knowledge of IC design and physical design flow.
High expertise is needed in Static Timing Analysis
Experienced in using EDA tools such as Cadence Innovus, Cadence Genus, Cadence Cerebrus with strong debug skills
Good understanding of physical design constraints such as power, clock, placement, routing and timing.
Proficient in scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, or Python.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including physical design, Synthesis, and signoff.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Testing, validating, and deploying Innovus software for key customer.
Working with Research and Development (R&D) to discuss results and next steps for Innovus' features
Qualifications
BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech or equivalent
Skills Required
- 15-20 years of relevant experience
- BE/BTech/ME/MS/MTech or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of IC design and physical design flow
- Experience using EDA tools: Cadence Innovus, Cadence Genus, Cadence Cerebrus with strong debug skills
- Good understanding of physical design constraints: power, clock, placement, routing and timing
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, or Python
- Testing, validating, and deploying Innovus software for key customers
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams including physical design, synthesis, and signoff
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Work with R&D to discuss results and next steps for Innovus features
Cadence Design Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cadence Design Systems and has not been reviewed or approved by Cadence Design Systems.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A discounted ESPP with a lookback feature and equity included in total compensation make ownership broadly accessible and potentially meaningful. Structured compensation at an industry leader adds predictability to equity participation.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as solid, with mental‑health/EAP and fertility support enhancing the offering. The breadth across core care and family‑building needs strengthens the healthcare package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Global Recharge Days, volunteer time off, and companywide breaks indicate a comprehensive time‑off framework. In addition, many salaried roles are described as having flexible or generous PTO policies.
Cadence Design Systems Insights
What We Do
Cadence enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create the innovative end products that are transforming the way people live, work and play. Cadence® software, hardware and IP are used by customers to deliver products to market faster. The company's Intelligent System Design strategy helps customers develop differentiated products—from chips to boards to intelligent systems—in mobile, consumer, cloud, data center, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. Cadence is listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For.
