Principal Design Engineer
CADENCE US
Apply to this job GYEONGGI-DO (Seoul) Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 20, 2026 Last posted March 20, 2026
Job description
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
- We are seeking talented Application Engineers dedicated for physical design in Cadence Korea. You will be responsible for the physical design implementation projects.
- 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.
- 9+ experience 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
- The candidate will work closely with RTL design team to ensure successful tapeouts.
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About this role
Summary
Responsible for physical design implementation, verification, and methodology development in ASIC projects.
Job title
Principal Design Engineer
Experience level
9+ years
Industry
software
Location requirements
Seoul, Korea; remote not specified
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
ASIC design flowhierarchical physical designlow power designDFTstatic timing analysisphysical verification
Preferred skills
deep sub-micronpower grid designclock tree synthesisEM/IR analysisDFM
Specializations
physical designASIC designlow powertiming closure
Locations
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Seoul, South Korea
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