IC design Implementation and SignOff Architect, (STA SignOff)
Cadence · Remote / flexible (United States) · Senior Level · Software engineering · posted 2 days ago
Cadence · San Jose, CA · posted 2 days ago
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| Employer | Cadence |
|---|---|
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Field | Engineering, Construction and Energy › Manufacturing and hardware engineering |
| Level | Senior Level |
| Source category | Software Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-11-07 (2 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
◦ The ideal candidate will be energetic, innovative, and enthusiastic about helping customers solve their toughest Digital Implementation and Signoff challenges using Cadence technology. The candidate will drive RTL-to-GDS design activities at advanced process nodes using Cadence Digital IC products.
• Key Responsibilities
◦ Provide technical support to Cadence customers in Digital Design Implementation and Signoff, including synthesis, floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, design closure, static timing analysis, power integrity, and timing/power signoff.
◦ Lead block, subsystem, or full-chip RTL-to-GDS implementation from synthesized RTL or netlist through final GDS and design-database handoff.
◦ Guide customers on how to best utilize Cadence technologies to achieve PPA, signoff-quality, and project-schedule goals.
◦ Define and review hierarchical implementation strategies, floorplans, voltage areas, macro placement, IO and bump planning, utilization, congestion, and routability objectives.
◦ Drive placement, optimization, CTS, multi-source CTS or clock-mesh implementation, routing, extraction, ECO, and post-route closure.
◦ Own static timing analysis and timing-signoff methodology across multi-mode, multi-corner scenarios, including constraint quality, scenario coverage, timing-model consistency, and exception governance.
◦ Debug setup, hold, recovery/removal, clock-gating, transition, capacitance, pulse-width, and other applicable timing violations.
◦ Review clocks, generated clocks, clock-domain relationships, case analysis, false paths, multicycle paths, latency, uncertainty, derates, OCV methodology, propagated clocks, and SI-aware timing analysis.
◦ Drive correlation between implementation and signoff environments and establish repeatable timing-debug, reporting, and ECO-closure procedures.
◦ Support UPF-based low-power implementation, including voltage domains, isolation, retention, level shifters, and power switches.
◦ Define or review power-grid implementation and support static, dynamic, vectorless, and vectored IR/EM analysis and closure.
◦ Drive extraction, STA, LEC, CLP, IR/EM, DRC, and applicable LVS or layout-signoff flows, including issue disposition and closure evidence.
◦ Conduct technical presentations, design reviews, and product demonstrations.
◦ Drive technical evaluations and benchmarks to successful completion.
◦ Work closely with R&D to enhance tools and methodologies to meet and exceed customer requirements.
◦ Drive adoption and proliferation of Cadence tools and technologies.
◦ Amend and augment implementation and signoff flows using Tcl, Python, shell, or other programming skills to meet objectives and improve flow quality, reproducibility, and results.
◦ Capture best practices and lessons learned from evaluations, benchmarks, and customer engagements, and apply them to improve the efficiency and success rate of future engagements.
◦ Define tapeout-quality acceptance criteria and ensure complete, reproducible handoff of design databases, GDS, scripts, reports, checklists, assumptions, waivers, and known limitations.
◦ Provide technical support when developing business cases for process-improvement and methodology-development projects.
◦ Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers.
• Qualifications and Experience
◦ Requires a BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 15-17 years of industry experience in design and EDA, focused on Digital Implementation and Signoff.
◦ Deep understanding of the ASIC RTL-to-GDS implementation process and signoff requirements.
◦ Strong hands-on experience with Place and Route tools such as Cadence Innovus, Synopsys ICC2, or Fusion Compiler.
◦ Experience with synthesis tools such as Cadence Genus or RTL Compiler, or Synopsys Design Compiler.
◦ Experience with EDA tools used in IC digital implementation and signoff flows, including STA tools such as Cadence Tempus or Synopsys PrimeTime.
◦ Strong STA and SDC debugging abilities are required, including MMMC analysis, timing exceptions, OCV-based analysis, clock modeling, SI effects, and implementation-to-signoff correlation.
◦ Experience with low-power analysis, UPF, multi-voltage design, clock design and analysis, and advanced 7 nm or 5 nm technology nodes is a plus.
◦ Experience with power-grid design, extraction, IR/EM analysis, LEC, CLP, DRC, and tapeout-quality physical verification is preferred.
◦ Automation skills using Python, Tcl, and shell scripting are essential.
◦ Strong analytical and debug skills covering digital implementation and signoff are critical.
◦ Proven track record of working effectively in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
◦ Excellent customer interaction, technical communication, and presentation skills.
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How San Jose compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Jose is #3 by population, #30 for household income (#1 = highest), #110 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #48 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Santa Clara County, is #1 of 58 counties for average pay ($197,043).
San Jose has 990,138 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.5% of the population of California. It covers 178 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 5,564 people per square mile. The median age is 38.2, about the same as the state median (38.2 against 37.9).
The median gross rent is $2,669 a month (rent plus utilities), 31% above the state median ($2,669 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.9% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,233,200, which is 8.4 times the median household income ($146,427); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 55.8% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (55.8% against 55.9%).
The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area has 1,134,970 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $84,050 a year, 65% above the national median ($84,050 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are computer and mathematical (149,970 jobs, median $186,320); management (115,110 jobs, median $210,750); business and financial operations (94,210 jobs, median $125,240). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (3.9 times) and architecture and engineering (2.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($210,750) and legal ($195,190). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Santa Clara County was 4.2%. 67.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Santa Clara County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 62.9% drive alone, 2.4% use public transit, 1.8% walk, 20.3% work from home. 15.3% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 21% below the state average (15.3% against 19.4%).
47.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 28% above the state share (47.3% against 37.1%). 42.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 56% above the state share (42.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 8.1%, 32% below the state rate (8.1% against 12.0%).
The warmest month is Aug, averaging 68°F (19.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 47°F (8.3°C). About 510 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (114 mm) and Jul the driest (0 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Campbell (8 miles, similar rent); Los Gatos (9 miles, rent 22% higher); Santa Clara (10 miles, rent 13% higher); Milpitas (10 miles, rent 17% higher). Rent differences are against San Jose; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Jose, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.
| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 0 mi | $2,669 | $1,233,200 | $146,427 | 15.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Campbell, CA | 8 mi | $2,737 | $1,617,000 | $145,268 | 10.4% | n/a | Jobs |
| Los Gatos, CA | 9 mi | $3,247 | $2,000,001 | $217,554 | 17.6% | n/a | — |
| Santa Clara, CA | 10 mi | $3,016 | $1,582,600 | $178,958 | 8.9% | n/a | — |
| Milpitas, CA | 10 mi | $3,120 | $1,251,700 | $178,798 | 15.2% | n/a | Jobs |
| Saratoga, CA | 12 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $250,001 | 8.3% | n/a | — |
| Cupertino, CA | 13 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $234,707 | 9.1% | n/a | Jobs |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 13 mi | $3,039 | $1,801,800 | $186,170 | 9.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Morgan Hill, CA | 15 mi | $2,474 | $1,210,200 | $163,920 | 32.9% | n/a | — |
| Fremont, CA | 15 mi | $2,933 | $1,403,800 | $181,506 | 23.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| Mountain View, CA | 16 mi | $3,062 | $1,927,000 | $189,917 | 9.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Los Altos, CA | 16 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $250,001 | 8.3% | n/a | — |
| Los Altos Hills, CA | 18 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $250,001 | 18.0% | n/a | — |
| Newark, CA | 19 mi | $2,776 | $1,142,800 | $169,064 | 22.2% | n/a | — |
| Palo Alto, CA | 19 mi | $3,484 | $2,000,001 | $231,101 | 8.2% | n/a | Jobs |
| East Palo Alto, CA | 21 mi | $2,244 | $1,102,600 | $113,493 | 9.7% | n/a | — |
| Menlo Park, CA | 22 mi | $3,239 | $2,000,001 | $210,025 | 11.5% | n/a | Jobs |
| Gilroy, CA | 24 mi | $2,301 | $1,027,400 | $133,107 | 32.4% | n/a | — |
| Atherton, CA | 24 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $250,001 | 7.0% | n/a | — |
| Union City, CA | 24 mi | $2,713 | $1,104,900 | $133,715 | 24.0% | n/a | — |
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How far San Jose, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 0 mi | 990,138 |
| San Francisco, CA | 73 mi | 830,235 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 296 mi | 3,857,263 |
| San Diego, CA | 407 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 604 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Seattle, WA | 714 mi | 754,195 |
| Denver, CO | 930 mi | 718,877 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,354 mi | 697,125 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,414 mi | 963,194 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,444 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,446 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Austin, TX | 1,459 mi | 979,539 |
| Houston, TX | 1,602 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,832 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,923 mi | 885,860 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,087 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 2,270 mi | 903,844 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2,337 mi | 977,670 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2,497 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 2,550 mi | 8,483,844 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell, CA | 8 mi | 7 |
| Milpitas, CA | 10 mi | 2 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 13 mi | 12 |
| Fremont, CA | 15 mi | 2 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 19 mi | 24 |
| Capitola, CA | 23 mi | 1 |
| Pleasanton, CA | 26 mi | 1 |
| Redwood City, CA | 27 mi | 27 |
| Belmont, CA | 30 mi | 2 |
| Alameda, CA | 39 mi | 15 |
| San Francisco, CA | 73 mi | 587 |
| Sacramento, CA | 90 mi | 38 |
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