IC Power, IR and EM Principal Application Engineer
Cadence Design Systems · Austin, TX
About this role
Cadence Design Systems is hiring a principal-level Principal Engineer in the software engineering function based in Austin, TX. The posting calls out experience with Python, Data Structures.
- Role
- Principal Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Posted
- Jun 24, 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.
At Cadence, you have the opportunity to work with the dynamic and tenacious team solving some of the most complicated challenges in chip power integrity and thermal analysis. We are looking for people that are willing to push the boundaries of innovation to deliver highest quality solutions to our customers.
If tenacity, passion to innovate, determination to collaborate effectively, and win as a team are the attributes that define you, then you have a home in our team solving Power Integrity problems.
Ideal candidate should have:
Strong ability to solve electrical and electronic circuits.
Excellent knowledge on how power, IR, and EM analyses impact chip planning to IR/EM sign-off.
Fundamental understanding of interconnect modeling, package analysis, and die modeling.
Ability to write and debug automation code in Python or Tcl.
Solid grasp on foundational algorithms to solve numerical and graph problems.
Understanding of how EDA and Semiconductor industry eco-system works.
Alacrity to be an excellent team player.