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At a glance
Cadence is hiring a STA Application Engineer in San Jose, CA; Austin, TX. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 7. The advertised pay is $106,400–$197,600 a year. The description mentions CAD and Python. Cadence has 99 other openings in the US, 80 of them in San Jose, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 139 Software & IT openings in San Jose, CA today; the typical one asks for 10 years and advertises about $206,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Cadence advertises $106,400 to $197,600 a year, a midpoint of $152,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 83% of the 1,346 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $210,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Cadence
Cadence has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 6 states. Most are in software & IT (48), hardware & chips (19) and sales & BD (5). The biggest locations are San Jose, CA (81), Austin, TX (19) and Cary, NC (7). None of them is fully remote, 4% are open to entry-level candidates and 81% show pay. We collect Cadence's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Perform Static timing analysis, glitch, noise analysis using Tempus Signoff tool. Executing and delivering on various aspects of Timing analysis flows, ECO flows, CAD tools and methodologies.
Work on SDC constraints, advanced OCV/SOCV concepts, derates, PBA timing, Distributed and Concurrent STA flows.
Work efficiently with R&D and customer to enable various timing analysis & ECO flows including newer advanced technologies.
Performing timing correlation, tool feature benchmarking, constraints validation, spice analysis on various tech nodes and customer designs.
Work on In-design timing ECO optimizations solutions with basic knowledge of Place and Route, Clock Tree, RC Extraction and UPF/CPF concepts.
Execute and lead Tempus timing signoff campaigns at existing and new customers.
Automation of flows using scripting languages (Perl, Tcl, python).
Deliver technical trainings and seminars within Cadence and customer sites.
The annual salary range for California is $106,400 to $197,600. 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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