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About the Role

Cadence hires and develops leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We are a global electronic design automation company providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, or test computer or computer-related equipment for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
• Design and develop computer hardware and support peripherals, including CPUs, support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives.
• Confer with engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
• Build, test, and modify product prototypes, using working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
• Write detailed functional specifications that document the hardware development process and support hardware introduction.
• Test and verify hardware and support peripherals to ensure that they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.
• Design and optimize standard cells for power, performance and area (PPA) optimization of foundry processes.
• Use Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for standard cell characterization.
• Create layout for test structures to monitor foundry process.
• Conduct comprehensive verification of standard cells (LVS, DRC) and implement required fixes.
• Extract parasitics and validate timing.
• Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
• Consult with customers or other departments on project status, proposals, or technical issues, such as software system design or maintenance.
• Coordinate installation of software system.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Prepare reports or correspondence concerning project specifications, activities, or status.
• Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements.
• Interface with Virtuoso platform for UI integration.
• Implement core algorithms in Cadence proprietary language.
• Run QA and check generated results against provided golden layout.
• Create an interactive report to enable designers to choose most optimal layouts.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan installation of a new system or modification of an existing system.
• Work with layout engineers to understand specifications of device placement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.

Skills

• Cadence Virtuoso for custom IC design and layout development
• Pegasus tool for physical verification tasks
• Quantus Extraction Solution for performance analysis and evaluation
• Liberty Timing Model generation
• Library Exchange Format (LEF)/Design Exchange Format (DEF) file formats
• Automation using TCL, Python, and Cadence SKILL
• Finfet and gate-all-around (GAA) Technology Nodes
• Design Rule Manual Interpretation

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum two (2) years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

About the Company

• Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on.
• We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.
• Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
• Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence.

Equal Opportunity

• Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.