Sr Principal Application Engineer (RF Design)

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

Responsibilities will include:

• Conduct root cause analysis and provide resolution to customer technical issues
• Run customer test cases to verify problems, create work-arounds when possible, test and deliver R&D fixes.
• Developing an understanding of the customer's needs and of the competition's technology and sales strategies to create solutions that best meet our customer needs.
• Working with Sales Management to identify sales opportunities, prioritize activities and help develop winning sales strategies.
• Conducting in person customer solution driven whiteboarding sessions, technical presentations, technical training, and product demonstrations to customers, including development of customized presentations as required.
• Supporting technical evaluations/benchmarks and drive the process to deliver Cadence solutions. 
• Communicating customer requirements and feedback to Cadence Engineering groups and Marketing for issue resolution and to improved product features and quality.  

Requirements;

10 years+ RF experience, experience in characterizing the behavior of passive components, package, IC and cross fabric analysis.  

Ability to provide hands-on technical support to customers in RF component design and analysis, system, and subsystem analysis.

Familiar with Cadence design tools for layout and EM modelling. EM tool examples; HFSS, CST Sonnet, Lorentz, EMX, Clarity

Nice to have package tools; Allegro, Allegro X advanced package designer (apd)

This position will require travel to customer and other Cadence sites as needed

You must be located in Southern California or near San Diego or near San Jose.

The annual salary range for California is $138,600 to $257,400. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: 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.

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