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San Jose, CAFull-time$127–237K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Cadence seeks a Principal Application Engineer to provide pre-sales and post-sales technical support for Digital Implementation and Signoff tools. The role works with sales executives and account teams on customer campaigns, evaluations, demonstrations, workshops, and solution implementations. It also supports existing customers, collaborates with R&D on tool and methodology improvements, and contributes technical content to Cadence Online Support. Travel may be required up to 20%.
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SAN JOSE
Full time
R57018
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Job Description
We are looking for a Principal Application Engineer responsible for providing pre-sales and post-sales technical support for the Digital Implementation and Signoff tools. The candidate will work closely with sales executives in supporting sales campaigns by delivering workshops, benchmarks, product demonstrations, methodology consultations and product support.
Position also involves:
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Presenting to customers the technical capabilities of Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff tools and flows (Synthesis, Place and Route, Timing/Physical/Power Signoff).
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Recognizing opportunities for products at existing customers or potential customers, and working with account team to define and execute technical campaigns
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Support technical evaluations/benchmarks and drive the process to deliver Cadence solutions implementations
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Ongoing support and usage proliferation at existing customers (on/offsite)
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Working closely with R&D on tools and methodology improvements
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Create and contribute technical content for Cadence Online Support
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Travel as required (up to 20%)
The Position Requirements are …
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Minimum BS-EE plus 8 to 10 year’s experience or MS-EE, plus 6 to 8 year’s experience, Core timing signoff expertise, advanced node STA, UPF & constraints debugging, hierarchical & 3DIC design STA and closure solutions
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Digital Design Fundamentals, Semiconductor fundamentals and Static Timing Analysis is required
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Experience with ASIC digital implementation flows and tools
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Working knowledge of a scripting language TCL/Perl/Python
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Candidate should have strong customer-facing communication and problem solving skills
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Strong personal drive for continuous learning and expanding professional skill sets
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Strong verbal and written communication skills
The annual salary range for California is $127,400 to $236,600. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.
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Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.
Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence.
Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.
Cadence is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.
How this job compares
Set against the 576 open Application Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$127–237K/yr
- California median$127–188K/yr70 salary ranges
- US median$100–182K/yr371 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $182K, is 14% above the California median midpoint ($160K) — in the middle half of Application Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 85 open Application Engineer jobs in California and 576 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Applied Materials6 open
- Snap Inc.6 open
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (this employer)5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Application Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 442 postings).
- Education
- 261 of the 576 open Application Engineer jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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