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Cadence Design Systems · EDA Software · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · Master's Degree · C++ · 9 hours ago
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≈ $38k – $109k per year (Estimated)
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In office (Shanghai)
Seniority
Senior · 7+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Cadence Design Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems is an American software company founded in 1988 that supplies the electronic design automation tools engineers use to design and verify integrated circuits. Its products cover digital synthesis and place-and-route, custom and analogue design, circuit simulation with the Spectre and Virtuoso families, functional verification, and increasingly system-level analysis for packaging, thermal behaviour and computational fluid dynamics. Headquartered in San Jose and listed on Nasdaq, it also licenses design intellectual property such as processor and interface blocks, and competes primarily with Synopsys and Siemens EDA.
cadence.com · HQ: San Jose, United States · Semiconductor IP & Chip Design Services · EDA Software · 5000+ employees · Est. 1988
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Backed by Sequoia Capital

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize high-performance algorithms
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of EM field solvers for large-scale, complex systems
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable, and high-quality software solutions
  • Improve performance, accuracy, and scalability of tools
  • Participate in architecture and technical decision-making for next-generation products

Qualifications

  • PhD/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related field. PhD +2 years and MS 7+ years’ experience.
  • Strong foundation in computational electromagnetics (FEM, MoM, FDTD) and circuit theory
  • Proficiency in C++ with experience in performance-critical software development
  • Experience developing and maintaining electromagnetic field solvers

What Sets You Apart

  • Passion for solving complex, large-scale engineering problems
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced R&D environment

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

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