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Cadence Design · Shanghai

# Principal Design Engineer - Physical Design

Shanghai Senior individual contributor Design 

Listed on Cadence Design’s official careers site. Listed as of October 18, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Cadence Design’s careers site →](https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/SHANGHAI/Design-Engineer---Physical-Design_R55332)

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## Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

### Job Description

About the team: Our team deliver many high-performance products based on the industry’s most advanced technology with high frequencies up to 8800MHz.Our product processes include TSMC 2nm/3nm/5nm/7nm/12nm and Samsung 2nm/4nm/5nm/7nm/8nm/10nm, etc. In the team you will face great challenges such as FP, CTS, STA, etc. At the same time, you will get rich experience and advanced methodology.

### Job Responsibilities

Focus on high-speed digital DDR PHY IP physical implementation, develop necessary scripts or tools to enhance current PD design flow. Work in product projects, including but not limited to: complete the project tasks; solve design issue and provide flow to check and avoid similar issue; analyze and summarize PPA optimization methodologies and results, implement optimal design parameters and flows for different projects.

### Job Requirement

-BS with minimum 7+ years of experience. MS with minimum 5+ years of experience.
- Good physical design experience in the digital implementation domain including Floorplan, CTS, STA, Physical verification, Power analysis.
- Solid background in circuits, electronics, physics, be willing to learn new technology for cutting edge process node and advanced design methodology.
- Skilled in scripting language, such as Perl, C shell, TCL, Makefile, Python.
- Familiar with EDA tools like Innovus, ICC, Calibre, Tempus, PrimeTime, etc. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Not stated
- First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 100 days
- Location: Shanghai[Apply on Cadence Design’s careers site →](https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/SHANGHAI/Design-Engineer---Physical-Design_R55332)

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