Principal Product Engineer – Virtuoso Backend Flows - San Jose, United States
$136,500 - $253,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 August 2026 by the employer.
Drive development and customer adoption of advanced backend design flows in Cadence Virtuoso.
About the role
This role drives the development and customer adoption of advanced backend design flows in Cadence Virtuoso. The position involves physical design methodologies, design automation, and customer engagement to enable efficient design implementation.
What you'll do
- Drive the development and customer adoption of advanced backend design flows
- Combine physical design methodologies, design automation, and customer engagement
- Influence future product capabilities
- Work directly with customers to understand technical challenges
- Deliver effective solutions to customers
- Troubleshoot complex issues and collaborate with R&D teams
What you'll need
- Strong experience in custom IC backend design, layout, and signoff flows
- Deep familiarity with Virtuoso layout environments and advanced-node methodologies
- Experience with automation and scripting using SKILL, Python, Perl, or UNIX Shell
- Ability to work directly with customers
- Experience troubleshooting complex issues
- BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 9+ years of relevant experience, or MS degree with 7+ years of relevant experience
Skills: Cadence Virtuoso, backend design flows, physical design methodologies, design automation, SKILL, Python, Perl
This role has been open 64 days — below the 73-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
675
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Median days open
73 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 (675 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 675 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 175 | 1442 · 110 employers |
| Median days open | 170 d | 73 d (+97 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: Cadence Virtuoso, backend design flows, physical design methodologies, design automation, SKILL, Python, Perl
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems (this employer) · 153 open roles · median 169 d
- Synopsys · 63 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 44 open roles · median 46 d
- Qualcomm · 36 open roles · median 74 d
- GlobalFoundries · 33 open roles · median 37 d
- Keysight Technologies · 32 open roles · median 71 d
How we counted: 675 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 17 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.