Sr Principal Application Engineer - Allegro PCB Design Tools

olution positioning, technical presentations and product demonstrations, and customer enablement through evaluation and adoption

• Provide high-touch support, education, and technical consultation

• Partner closely with Sales to influence design wins, expansions, and technology adoption

• Collaborate with R&D and Product teams to champion customer needs and influence the product roadmap

• Stay current on...

  • Emerging PCB design and manufacturing technologies
  • Cadence product advancements
  • Competitive solutions, and what differentiates Cadence

• Share knowledge with other application engineers and contribute to team-wide technical expertise

What Success Looks Like:

• Stakeholders view you as a go-to technical resource and reliable advocate within their organizations

• You plan and execute customer engagements involving the Allegro X platform in close partnership with the account team

• You demonstrate a positive impact on customer acquisition, satisfaction, retention, and expansion

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience

• 10+ years of experience in PCB design, layout, or relevant adjacencies

• Solid understanding of schematic capture and PCB design workflows

• Excellent English-language written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to present and clearly articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, or direct experience in the EDA industry

• Strong background in one or more of:

  • PCB layout or manufacturing
  • Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, and high-speed design
  • Electromagnetics or RF, as related to PCB design

• Hands-on experience with Cadence Allegro platform tools (Allegro PCB Editor, System Capture, Design Entry HDL)

• Strong professional network within local engineering communities

What you'll gain:

• Exposure to advanced hardware technologies, including high-speed, high-density, and emerging manufacturing techniques, often before broad market adoption

• Deep hands-on experience with Cadence's Allegro X platform, including early exposure to innovations

• Ongoing professional growth through:

  • Direct collaboration with R&D and Product teams
  • Learning from experienced counterparts across North America and the globe
  • Formal training and learning opportunities

• Growth in technical depth, customer influence, and business impact

• Cadence is consistently recognized as one of the world's best workplaces by Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work

Additional job details:

• Travel requirement: up to 25%

• Work from home position based in the mid-west

Join a team that influences the design of next-generation electronics while supporting the most advanced engineering teams in the world.

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