Sr. Solutions Engineer: Physical Design - Digital Implementation & Signoff

Cadence Design Systems Inc is looking for a motivated Sr. Solutions Engineer : Physical Design - Digital Implementation & Signoff to work with us in Brazil.

As a Sr. Solutions Engineer, you will be part of the Silicon Engineering team. In this role, you will work with an experienced Cadence team and leading-edge customers to implement SoC designs in advanced process nodes. You will use Cadence’s market-leading technologies in synthesis, place & route and signoff verification to help customers turn their design ideas into products that will be deployed in the marketplace.

Cadence has been nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil and is also a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.

In addition to the more than 30 global workplace awards throughout 2024, Cadence was also recognized as one of Forbes World's Best Workplaces for Women and has received the 2025 Human Rights Campaign Equality 100 Award as a workplace leader for LGBTQ+ employees.

Job Description:

• Perform the place and route flow of digital SoC IPs for customer technical needs;
• Perform STA to ensure timing closure;
• Perform the physical verification (DRC, LVS, IR Drop and EM) of digital SoC IPs;
• Ensure that the design met all the requirements for power, performance and area;
• Present technical reports to project leaders;
• Work closely with the Front-end team to validate the physical design deliveries such as the initial netlist and constraints and to guarantee that the design will be feasible.

Requirements:

• Complete Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related areas;
• Solid knowledge of digital design and semiconductor fundamentals;
• Solid knowledge in the place and route flow;
• Solid knowledge in timing analysis and fixes;
• Solid knowledge in IR Drop/EM analysis and cleanup;
• Solid knowledge in DRC/LVS cleanup;
• Solid verbal and written skills and collaboration capabilities;
• Experience in scripting languages (Python, TCL).

Nice to have:

• Knowledge in low power design and techniques;
• Knowledge in DFT insertion;
• Solid knowledge in Cadence’s physical design tools (Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, Pegasus);
• Experience with Cadence’s synthesis tool (Genus).

Additional Job Details:

• Employment category: CLT
• Employment term: 40 hours/week.
• Hybrid work.
• Competitive benefits.

About Cadence Design Systems:

Cadence is the only company that provides the expertise and tools, IP, and hardware required for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to chip packaging to boards and to systems. We enable electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products that transform the way people live, work, and play. Our products are used in mobile, consumer, cloud datacenter, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments.

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