Lead Design Engineer
Cadence Design Systems · Gyeonggi-DO
About this role
Cadence Design Systems is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Gyeonggi-DO.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Gyeonggi-DO
- Posted
- Jul 13, 2026
Job description
from Cadence Design Systems careersAt 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.
6+ 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.