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Application Engineer - Physical Design (Back-End)

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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. This is an excellent opportunity to work on challenging and complex projects at advanced technology environment with major companies in the semiconductor domain! This role will enable you to improve your technical skills, working with the industry leading engineers over a wide range of topics while interacting with the business world. The Application Engineer will provide expert level technical customer Pre-Sale and post-sale support for Cadence customers in Physical Design area. Requirements: BSc / MSc/ PhD in Electrical engineering from a leading institute. 7+ years of experience in Physical Design (back-end) digital implementation: floor planning, place and route, clockTree, STA Experience in the Synthesis, Formal verification and DFT is an advantage. Experience in microelectronics/ EDA industry. High level of English. Strong presentation and communication skills. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

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Listed on workday · posted 2026-10-26. ApplySarthi collects openings and links to application pages; the role is advertised by Cadence, not by us.