# Application Engineer, RTL2GDS Sr Director at Cadence

- Company: Cadence
- What the company does: Cadence delivers remote patient monitoring and chronic disease management that improves outcomes and reduces cost at scale. Intelligent senior care that works better by working ahead. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.cadence.care/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: SAN JOSE
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $210K to $390K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/SAN-JOSE/Sr-Application-Engineer-Architect---Technical-Field-Operations_R52816
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cadence-application-engineer-rtl2gds-sr-director/

## About the role

The Sr Application Engineer Architect will serve as a senior technical leader within Cadence’s North America Field Applications Team, driving strategic customer engagements and influencing next-generation EDA & Agentic-AI solutions. This role demands exceptional technical depth, proven leadership, and the ability to align cross-functional teams toward delivering advanced design solutions for leading semiconductor companies.

## What they're looking for

- Strategic Leadership : Define and execute technical engagement strategies for top semiconductor design team, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and customer success metrics
- Customer Advocacy : Act as a trusted advisor for executive-level stakeholders, guiding adoption of Cadence’s digital implementation, signoff technologies and AgenticAI features across advanced nodes (3nm and below)
- Team Development : Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Application Engineers, fostering technical excellence and career growth
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to influence tool enhancements based on real-world customer requirements
- Innovation & Enablement : Drive complex benchmarks, flow optimizations, and deployment of cutting-edge methodologies for Synthesis, P&R, STA, IR Drop, and power/timing closure
- Thought Leadership : Represent Cadence at industry forums, author technical papers, and deliver keynote presentations to position Cadence as a market leader