This Senior Principal Product Engineer is a technical leader on the Voltus product engineering team, working on Cadence’s power noise and reliability analysis platform. The role sits between strategic customers/foundries, Applications, and R&D, and is accountable for turning the hardest IR/EM, PDN, and electrothermal signoff requirements into product and flow solutions.
Key responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical interface to R&D for Voltus, driving product requirements, priorities, and methodology for strategic foundry and customer programs.
- Lead Voltus enablement for advanced-node IR/EM signoff: flow/techfile/PDK readiness, reference flows, qualification, benchmarking, and production deployment.
- Own resolution of complex customer issues spanning static/dynamic IR, EM, low-power / multi-voltage domains, hierarchical and full-chip signoff, and related timing/stack-die interactions.
- Define and validate foundry-aligned power integrity and EM modeling assumptions; partner with PDK, extraction, and signoff teams on advanced-node and 3DIC readiness.
- Influence product roadmap (including AI-driven IR mitigation, 3DIC, and electrothermal co-analysis) based on foundry and customer gaps.
- Mentor Lead/Principal PEs and AEs; set debug standards, deployment practices, and issue-tracking discipline for the account/foundry program.
- Work effectively with customers, Cadence field, Marketing, and R&D across geographies; present findings and recommendations to customer and internal leadership.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s in Electrical / Electronics / VLSI Engineering with 10+ years of related experience, or MS with 8+ years, or PhD with 6+ years.
- Deep hands-on experience with industry-standard IR/EM (EMIR) and PDN analysis tools and digital physical implementation / signoff flows.
- Strong background in CMOS/digital design, power IR-drop analysis, circuit analysis, and low-power / multi-power-domain chip power-integrity signoff.
- Proven ability to separate critical issues from noise, debug large SoC/PDN problems, and close the loop from customer requirement to R&D fix to deployment.
- Scripting in Tcl and Python; strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with customer and executive audiences.
Preferred
- Direct experience with Voltus and adjacent Cadence digital signoff/implementation tools (Integrity, Tempus, Innovus, Quantus/QRC).
- 3DIC / chiplet, electrothermal, and advanced FinFET or GAA node experience.
- Prior technical leadership of PE/AE teams or of a strategic account/foundry program.
The annual salary range for California is $161,000 to $299,000. 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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- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or VLSI Engineering with 10+ years of related experience; alternatively, an MS with 8+ years or PhD with 6+ years
- Deep hands-on experience with industry-standard IR/EM and PDN analysis tools and digital physical implementation or signoff flows
- Strong background in CMOS/digital design, power IR-drop analysis, circuit analysis, and low-power or multi-power-domain chip power-integrity signoff
- Ability to debug large SoC/PDN problems and translate customer requirements into R&D fixes and deployment solutions
- Scripting experience in Tcl and Python
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills with customer and executive audiences
- Direct experience with Voltus and adjacent Cadence digital signoff or implementation tools, including Integrity, Tempus, Innovus, or Quantus/QRC
- Experience with 3DIC/chiplet, electrothermal analysis, or advanced FinFET/GAA nodes
- Prior technical leadership of PE/AE teams or a strategic account/foundry program
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