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

　　We are looking for an Application Engineer in Back-End Analog

　　in Milan, Italy or in Grenoble, France

　　Job Description, Role and Key Responsibilities

　　The Cadence Applications Engineer (AE) role is a great opportunity to employ your strong technical skills to enable semiconductors companies adopting Cadence solutions and associated IC design methodologies. The Application Engineer will work with some of the most technically demanding IC design development solutions and leading-edge nanometers process technologies.

　　The AE is credible to articulate Cadence solutions with an emphasis on analog/mixed-signal custom IC design platform and more specifically on the Back-End part (layout/layout automation).

　　In a customer facing and commercially sensitive working environment, the AE is responsible for actively assisting Cadence customers and prospective customers during:

　　Sales technical campaigns and product evaluations in resolving customers design challenges while promoting Cadence solutions value added benefitsAdoption from concept to successful deployment of design flows and associated methodologies through design environment assessments.Direct a contribution to key customer design projects, e.g. be responsible for driving Cadence IC tools for key tasks on these projects

　　The AE will develop skills to:

　　Acquire strong technical understanding of the complete IC design/verification flow.Identifying and tracking technical issues in customer's full custom IC design environment, prioritize them taking account both the customer's & Cadence's needs. Drive their resolution within Cadence R&DDrive best practices and lessons learned from training deliveries, tool benchmarks and customer interactions back into product development and Cadence AE communityIdentify technical gaps that prevent efficient use of the Cadence tools and put together sessions like workshops or Lunch & Learn in order to explain how to use the tool efficiently and close the gaps.Improve existing design methodologies and develop new methodologies leveraging ever evolving Cadence solutions and services.Develop a deep and trusting relationship with the customer's design teamsBe able to work independently to find solutions for the client, while utilizing help from the Local, European and global Cadence organization when needed.Be available to travel to different European locations for short periods

　　Requirement, Experience, Education

　　BSc required; MSc/MEng preferred - in micro-electronics engineering3 to 6 years of work experience in the domainUnderstanding of analog/mixed-signal/RF design flow with Cadence Virtuoso IC6.1.xStrong track record of experience in Custom IC layout (Tape Out experience) block level and top-level using Virtuoso Layout XLExperience in Analog Layout Automation (Placement & Routing) is a plusExperience in SKILL and/or Python programming is a plusPDK knowledge & customization is a plus.Experience of UNIX environmentsAbility to work without close supervision in customer environment.A team player who is passionate about technology but also understands business requirementsExcellent problem-solving skillsGood communication skills including good level in Italian and in EnglishSome travels will be required: to visit customer offices in Italy and abroad and for training at EU and US Cadence sites.We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't.