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Cadence place and route tool knowledge (Physical Synthesis, PnR, CTS, Static Timing Analysis) and experience are required.
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Design experience should include ASIC design using industry-standard hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Demonstrated skills at understanding customer needs and identifying solutions to their challenges with Cadence digital design tools
- Exposure to digital IC design and experience in applying solutions in the RTL-GDSII digital space
- Demonstrated ability in customer tool debug and usage issues (on-site and remote)
- Close collaboration with R&D on issues using established protocols
- Communicate with customers on issue workarounds and new tool fixes
- Participate in customer benchmark activities and pre-release code bashing with DSG products
- The candidate must have demonstrated experience in several of the following areas:
- Design constraint creation (SDC) & debug
- Static timing analysis, Power Analysis (Static, Dynamic, Leakage)
- Timing optimization, in logical and physical mode
- Low power implementation with knowledge of UPF
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Must have excellent debugging skills and an ability to separate out the critical issues from trivial ones.
- Scripting experience with moderate/advanced TCL scripting skills is a must have
- Outstanding oral communication skills to deliver customer and marketing presentations, product updates, etc.
CAD flow develop/debug/optimize
- The candidate will have broad knowledge experience in the physical design process of modern SOCs (16/7nm or below).
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The candidate will possess a self-starter mindset with an established track record of complex problem solving in SOC physical design.
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The candidate should possess excellent communication skills and be adept at working with both customer engineers/mgmt. as well as Cadence team members