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ECAD Application Development Engineer, Design Technologies
$133K–$185K
Sunnyvale, CA · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of software development experience; 3+ years of work experience with Electronic Design Automation tools.
- Education
- BS/MS degree in Electrical Eng. or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
About the job
Develops and supports Cadence ECAD applications and integrations, extending engineering workflows and incorporating AI/ML capabilities for design review, generation, and optimization.
What you'll do
- Maintain, customize, and support Cadence applications and develop extensions, workflows, and Tcl/SKILL automations.
- Integrate ECAD tools with PDM/PLM workflows and explore AI/ML features in design processes.
- Gather customer requirements, document functional designs and tests, and troubleshoot deployment, interoperability, EDA, installation, and licensing issues.
What they ask for
- Experience with Java and scripting languages such as Perl, Python, Unix shell scripts, VBA, and MS Excel.
- Design experience using EDA tools, including OrCAD, System Capture, Allegro PCB, or Pulse PDM; development experience using SKILL and Tcl.
- Fluency in AI/ML/LLM technologies and practical applications in software development and automation.
- BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with machine learning frameworks such as AWS Bedrock, TensorFlow, or PyTorch, or with large language models.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI capabilities into traditional engineering workflows.
Pay
133,200.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Cadence OrCAD, Allegro, System Capture, Pulse, Java, Perl, Python, Tcl/SKILL
AI focus
Integrate AI/ML and LLM capabilities into ECAD workflows for intelligent design review, automated design generation, and design optimization.
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