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In office (San Jose)
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Architect · 10+ years exp
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Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026. Cadence Design Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.

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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.

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

Cadence Design Systems is looking for a highly motivated software or digital IC design engineer to work with the Innovus routing team in the physical implementation business unit. You will be part of a team responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting, debugging and supporting P&R design flow. Development responsibilities will include data-model and P&R flow enhancement, database enhancement, performance enhancement, and API/Class definition & enhancement.

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

  • MS with 10+ years of experience, in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • Knowledge in IC design data model, hierarchical design flow, database architecture, efficient data access algorithms
  • Proficiency with C/C++ and Tcl scripting is preferred.
  • Experience in P&R software tool usage is a plus.
  • Excellent programming and software engineering skills
  • Experience with UNIX and/or LINUX platforms is preferred

The annual salary range for California is $185,500 to $344,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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