Lead Application Engineer – Custom IC Front-End (Analog Simulation & AI-Enabled Flows)

What You'll Do

• Provide expert-level technical support for Custom IC front-end solutions, including analog simulation using Spectre, Explorer, and Assembler, and AI-assisted design flows for analog productivity, debug, and automation.
• Conduct product demonstrations and customer evaluations, and deliver technical training sessions.
• Prepare and deliver high-impact technical presentations to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Track and manage all customer technical issues — documenting, prioritizing, and following through to resolution while ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Lead technical discovery meetings and perform onsite debugging sessions directly with customers.
• Identify customer pain points where AI-assisted workflows can improve setup, analysis, debug, and design efficiency.
• Collaborate with AE peers, R&D, and sales teams while also working independently to support technology adoption initiatives and strategic engagements.
• Contribute to the evaluation, enablement, and validation of AI-driven workflows for analog and custom design.
• Provide structured feedback to Engineering and Product Marketing on customer requirements, product improvement opportunities, and field use cases for AI-assisted capabilities and workflow automation.
• Job Qualifications: Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering.
• Around 5 to 10 years of industry experience in IC design or EDA tools.
• Strong experience working in a Linux/Unix environment.
• Strong experience in analog IC design at mature and/or advanced technology nodes.
• Hands-on experience with SPICE simulation tools.
• Good understanding of the front-end design flow.
• Interest in AI-enabled engineering workflows, with the ability to evaluate how automation or AI assistance can improve analog design, simulation setup, debug, and results analysis.
• Fluency in both French and English.
• Additional Skills/Preferences: Mixed-signal and RF simulation expertise.
• Exposure to scripting, automation, or data-driven workflows.
• Background in analog design and/or CAD/EDA support.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with a customer-oriented mindset and the ability to manage complex technical situations.
• An autonomous working style combined with strong team collaboration.
• Curiosity about applying AI to real engineering problems, with a pragmatic focus on customer value, productivity, and trustworthy technical outcomes.
• Travel: Travel to customer sites is required for onsite engagements and debugging sessions; frequency varies according to account and project needs.
• Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization.
• We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We’re doing work that matters.
• Help us solve what others can’t.