Principal Application Engineer

SHANGHAI Until 8/22/2026 First posted December 8, 2025 Last posted December 21, 2025
Job description

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

  • The candidate will perform the physical design implementation, including floor planning, power grid design, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, power/signal integrity signoff, physical verification (DRC/LVS/Antenna), EM/IR signoff, DFM Closure.
  • The candidate will have the opportunity to work on many varieties of challenging designs, i.e. low power and high speed designs at the latest technology nodes.
  • The responsibility of the candidate includes participating in or leading next generation physical design, methodology and flow development.
  • The candidate will work closely with RTL design team to ensure successful tapeouts.

 

Requirement:

  • BS/MS in EE/CS with 3+ years of hands-on experience in physical design and verification.
  • Experienced with ASIC design flow, hierarchical physical design strategies, methodologies, and understand deep sub-micron technology issues.
  • Solid knowledge on Low Power Design, DFT, static timing analysis and closure, data skew balancing, duty cycle adjustment, EM/IR-Drop/crosstalk analysis, formal verification, physical verification, DFM and P&R.
  • Able to assume responsibility for a variety of technical tasks and to work independently
  • Able to be hands-on at all levels of design, with the ability to verify, test, and characterize own designs
  • Self-motivated, able to work as a team player, and good English communication skills

 

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About this role

Summary

Perform physical design, verification, and collaborate on ASIC tapeouts for advanced technology nodes.

Job title

Principal Application Engineer

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Shanghai, on-site work required

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

ASIC design flowphysical verificationtiming closurelow power designDFT

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

physical designverificationASIClow powertiming analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

On-site City