Senior Principal Product Engineer

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Job Overview:

As an EDA Product Engineer for the Sigirty & Clarity family of products, you will be responsible for capturing the requirements of, developing, testing and delivering software integrations between Sigirty / 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 Sigirty and Clarity and their interactions with other Cadence tools. Some travel may be required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Cadence MSA products, including Sigirty, 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 Sigirty 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 (or related field)
• 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 algorism.  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. 

Additional Information:
Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
 
 

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. 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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