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Cadence Design · Shanghai

# Principal Application Engineer

Shanghai Senior individual contributor Operations 

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/Principal-Application-Engineer_R52174)

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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. The candidate will perform the physical design implementation, including floor planning, power grid design, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, power/signal integrity signoff, physical verification (DRC/LVS/Antenna), EM/IR signoff, DFM Closure. The candidate will have the opportunity to work on many varieties of challenging designs, i.e. low power and high speed designs at the latest technology nodes.

The responsibility of the candidate includes participating in or leading next generation physical design, methodology and flow development. The candidate will work closely with RTL design team to ensure successful tapeouts.

### Requirement

BS/MS in EE/CS with 3+ years of hands-on experience in physical design and verification. Experienced with ASIC design flow, hierarchical physical design strategies, methodologies, and understand deep sub-micron technology issues. Solid knowledge on Low Power Design, DFT, static timing analysis and closure, data skew balancing, duty cycle adjustment, EM/IR-Drop/crosstalk analysis, formal verification, physical verification, DFM and P&R.

Able to assume responsibility for a variety of technical tasks and to work independently Able to be hands-on at all levels of design, with the ability to verify, test, and characterize own designs Self-motivated, able to work as a team player, and good English communication skills 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/Principal-Application-Engineer_R52174)

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