Design Engineer - Physical Design
Cadence Design Systems · Shanghai, China
About this role
Cadence Design Systems is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Shanghai, China. The posting calls out experience with Python, C.
- Role
- Hardware Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Posted
- May 14, 2026
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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.
About the team:
Our team deliver many high-performance products based on the industry’s most advanced technology with high frequencies up to 8800MHz.Our product processes include TSMC 2nm/3nm/5nm/7nm/12nm and Samsung 2nm/4nm/5nm/7nm/8nm/10nm, etc. In the team you will face great challenges such as FP, CTS, STA, etc. At the same time, you will get rich experience and advanced methodology.
Job Responsibilities:
Focus on high-speed digital DDR PHY IP physical implementation, develop necessary scripts or tools to enhance current PD design flow. Work in product projects, including but not limited to: complete the project tasks; solve design issue and provide flow to check and avoid similar issue; analyze and summarize PPA optimization methodologies and results, implement optimal design parameters and flows for different projects.
Job Requirement:
-BS with minimum 4 years of experience. MS with minimum 2 years of experience.
-Good physical design experience in the digital implementation domain including Floorplan, CTS, STA, Physical verification, Power analysis.
-Solid background in circuits, electronics, physics, be willing to learn new technology for cutting edge process node and advanced design methodology.
-Skilled in scripting language, such as Perl, C shell, TCL, Makefile, Python.
-Familiar with EDA tools like Innovus, ICC, Calibre, Tempus, PrimeTime, etc.