Cadence · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer – Circuit Simulation R&D
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $254K/yrCadence is a company that hires and develops leaders and innovators in technology. They are seeking a graduate researcher-practitioner in applied mathematics/statistics to advance algorithms for electronic circuit simulation and optimization, working cross-functionally to translate deep math into production-grade technology.
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Responsibilities
Research, design, and validate algorithms for circuit simulation, rare-event estimation, and optimization
Quantify accuracy/speed vs. baselines; perform rigorous statistical analyses
Build robust, maintainable implementations and integrate with production toolchains
Good Team Player as well as collaborate with cross-functional teams and document methods and results clearly
Qualification
Required
Graduate degree in applied mathematics, statistics, or a closely related field (CS with strong math focus)
Demonstrated ability to conduct literature reviews, translate theory to practice, and deliver innovative results in real-world settings
Statistical inference: significance testing (p-values, confidence intervals), Bayesian statistics, design of experiments, Monte Carlo methods (random sampling, density estimation)
Rare-event and reliability analysis (a plus): importance sampling, subset simulation, cross-entropy methods, extreme value/tail modeling, yield estimation
Surrogate modeling and Uncertainty Quantification (a plus): Gaussian processes, polynomial chaos, sparse grids, variance reduction
Optimization: linear, nonlinear, convex, integer, stochastic, variational; robust/multi-objective; derivative-free/global methods (e.g., CMA-ES, Bayesian optimization)
Numerical analysis: numerical linear algebra (sparse/Krylov/preconditioning), stiff ODE/DAE solvers, approximation, quadrature; model reduction (POD/MOR)
Differential equations: ODE/PDE/SDE, dynamical systems
Probability and statistics: stochastic processes, inference, uncertainty quantification
Data science: statistical learning, optimization for ML, dimensionality reduction
Preferred
Familiarity with Machine Learning (preferred)
Classical ML: regression (linear/logistic), regularization (ridge/lasso), classification (SVM, kNN), ensembles (trees, random forests, boosting)
Contemporary AI (a plus): graph neural networks, transformers, reinforcement/transfer learning, representation learning, active learning
Programming proficiency in Python and/or C++ is a plus (NumPy/SciPy, PyTorch/JAX, performance optimization, clean APIs)
Strong computer science background is a plus (data structures, algorithms, version control, testing, CI/CD)
HPC/parallel computing (a plus): MPI, CUDA, distributed workflows
Any prior Experience in the following areas is a plus
Scientific computing in one or more areas: computational electromagnetics, fluid/thermal/molecular dynamics, computational physics, or electrical circuit simulation
Electronic design automation (EDA): SPICE/Spectre/Verilog-A, netlists, PVT/Monte Carlo flows, yield/parametric corners
Benefits
Paid vacation and paid holidays
401(k) plan with employer match
Employee stock purchase plan
A variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
And more
Company
Cadence
Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems.
Founded in 1988
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1998-02-20IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Cunningham
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Tom Beckley
Senior Vice President, Custom IC & PCB Group
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