CST Application Engineer - United States
$74,200 - $137,800 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This entry-level rotational program for recent Bachelor's graduates provides design services and technical customer support for Cadence customers.
What you'll do
- Provide front-line design services and technical customer support.
- Collaborate with technical experts and support the sales team.
- Address customer technical problems by developing innovative solutions.
- Participate in a cohort-based program with hands-on training.
- Develop expertise in various design and verification areas.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- Experience using electronic design automation (EDA) tools.
- Interest in silicon design and design automation.
- Willingness to work in a customer-facing role.
Nice to have
- Fundamentals in design, verification, HDLs, synthesis, and timing.
- Embedded software development and HW/SW codesign and co-verification.
- UNIX, C/C++, Perl, TCL, and Python scripting languages.
- Digital physical design and implementation.
- Sign-off for timing, IR drop, power analysis, and SI analysis.
- Custom and analog design.
Skills: EDA tools, design/simulation, physical design, analog design, customer support
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 81-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
690
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Median days open
81 d
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Median salary
$195k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cadence Design Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (690 roles · 74 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 160 | 690 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 183 | 1470 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 169 d | 81 d (+88 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: EDA tools, design/simulation, physical design, analog design, customer support
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems (this employer) · 160 open roles · median 169 d
- Synopsys · 61 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 42 open roles · median 91 d
- Qualcomm · 42 open roles · median 62 d
- NVIDIA · 41 open roles · median 75 d
- GlobalFoundries · 31 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 690 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 74 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.