Intern: Application Engineering - Silicon Signoff and Verification

The candidate will be trained on Cadence tools for Integrated Circuit (IC) Physical/Signoff, Parasitic Extraction, full-chip electromigration, IR drop, and power analysis. This role involves supporting leading-edge customers to meet signoff targets, achieve faster design closure, and turn design concepts into reality. You will develop creative and innovative solutions, benchmark product capabilities, advocate best practices, and collaborate with sales and product teams.

Must Have

• Enrollment in a BS in Electrical, Electronics, System Engineering, computer science or related areas on progress
• One to two years to graduate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in learning new technologies
• Open to continued personal development to meet the evolving demands of the EDA industry
• Helping customers to adopt and proliferate IC Signoff solutions
• Conducting technical presentations, technical training, and product demonstrations
• Supporting technical evaluations and benchmarks
• Helping R&D and product engineers develop competitive and creative technical solutions

Good to Have

• Knowledge of MOS transistors
• Previous exposure to Physical verification flows (DRC, LVS & FILL), Parasitic extraction flows or IR Drop/Electromigration tools
• Physical verification rule writing or in parasitic extraction
• Familiarity with Cadence Implementation tools (Innovus, Virtuoso, Allegro/APD) or similar industry tools
• In-depth understanding of Semiconductor Manufacturing process
• Programming skills like Linux, Python, Bash, Tcl or Perl
• Self-motivated and enthusiastically focused on problem solving
• Team player with a positive attitude, willingness to offer and execute ideas and solutions to enhance processes within an evolving environment

As an Application Engineering Intern, you will be part of the Silicon Signoff and Verification (SSV) team. The SSV team works with the Quantus, Pegasus and Voltus platforms. To understand more on what we do, you can visit here. Working at Cadence is very dynamic, fast-paced, and integrated with other teams all around the world.

Job Description:

• The Candidate will be trained on the tool set, in the context of multiple flows for Integrated Circuit (IC) Physical/Signoff, Parasitic Extraction, full-chip electromigration, IR drop and power analysis to support our leading-edge customers meet/exceed their signoff targets, achieve faster design closure, and turn their design concepts into reality. Using our suite of tools, you will help develop creative and innovative solutions for customers, benchmark product capabilities for a wide range of flow regimes and phenomena, advocate for best practices, and collaborate with members of the sales and product teams.

Key responsibilities in this position are to:

• Helping customers to adopt and proliferate our IC Signoff solutions
• Conducting technical presentations, technical training, and product demonstrations, including development of customized presentations
• Supporting technical evaluations and benchmarks
• Help R&D and product engineers develop competitive and creative technical solutions

Minimum Requirements

• Enrollment in a BS in Electrical, Electronics, System Engineering, computer science or related areas on progress.
• One to two years to graduate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in learning new technologies
• Open to continued personal development to meet the evolving demands of the EDA industry

Nice to have skills - University contact:

• Knowledge of MOS transistors
• Previous exposure to Physical verification flows ( i.e.. DRC, LVS & FILL), Parasitic extraction flows or IR Drop/Electromigration tools
• Physical verification rule writing or in parasitic extraction is a plus
• Familiarity with Implementation tools (Innovus, Virtuoso, Allegro/APD) or similar industry tools
• In-depth understanding of Semiconductor Manufacturing process is a plus
• Programming skills like Linux, Python, Bash, Tcl or Perl is a plus. Self-motivated and enthusiastically focused on problem solving
• Team player with a positive attitude, willingness to offer and execute ideas and solutions to enhance processes within an evolving environment

Additional Job Details:

• Internship term: 20 hours/week

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About Us

We play a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, we continue to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of the company.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.