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Sr Principal Application Engineering (AE) - a blend of pre-sales, post-sales and design convergence in the netlist-GDS product space focusing on digital implementation and signoff. As an expert Digital Implementation and Signoff Field Applications Engineering (AE) , you will work side-by-side with our leading-edge customers. With your expertise, you'll help them deploy Cadence’s market-leading technologies in Synthesis, P&R, and Signoff to meet/exceed their PPA targets, achieve faster design closure, and turn design concepts into reality. You will also work directly with the Cadence R&D group to drive the customer requirements and influence the direction of Cadence next-generation products and technologies Primary focus will be for RTL-to-GDS digital implementation platform and signoff products (Genus, Joules, Innovus, Tempus, Quantus, Liberate) as well as industry shaping AI products (Cerebrus AI Studio, Cerebrus, CoPilot). Job Requirements Minimum 10+ years of industry Physical Design experience BS degree Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field Strong knowledge in Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals, and Static Timing Analysis is required Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and backend EDA tools including Place and Route, IR Drop, backend design timing and power closure Experience with advanced nodes 10nm and below Experience in scripting languages such as Tcl/Perl/Python is a must Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving skills Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets Strong verbal, written, and customer communication skills Preferred Prior experience with IC digital implementation flows and font-end EDA tools including Synthesis, DFT, and Logical Equivalence Checking Prior experience with Cadence tools such as Genus, Innovus, Conformal, Tempus, Modus, Voltus or ICC, ICC2, DC or Primetime is highly desired Experience with advanced nodes 5nm and below We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.