Senior Principal Product Engineer

Cadence Design Systems

Product Engineer at Cadence managing GTM strategy and customer engagements for agentic AI products. Collaborating with R&D and customers to ensure successful product evaluations and adoption.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeNoida • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and manage end-to-end customer engagements, acting as the primary GTM driver for our agentic AI and LLM-driven EDA products.
Serve as the strategic bridge between customers, Field Application Engineers (FAEs), and R&D, ensuring that technical evaluations are executed flawlessly and feedback is operationalized.
Blend deep technical knowledge of semiconductor design with strong business acumen to articulate product value propositions, ROI, and competitive differentiation to engineering leaders and executives.
Engage directly with early adopters and key customers to understand their specific design workflows, translating their requirements into actionable roadmaps for the R&D team.
Develop high-impact technical collateral, product presentations, and deployment playbooks to empower the sales and FAE teams in the field.
Maintain current knowledge of advancements in AI-powered hardware design, EDA trends, and market dynamics to actively participate in shaping the product's strategic direction.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (an MBA or equivalent business experience is a strong plus) with 12+ Years experience.
Proven expertise in a Product Engineering, Technical Marketing, or Field Application Engineering (FAE) role within the semiconductor or Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry.
Solid technical foundation in ASIC design flows, hardware verification (Verilog, SystemVerilog), and an understanding of modern ML/LLM technologies.
Demonstrated track record of managing complex technical customer engagements and successfully executing Go-To-Market (GTM) initiatives.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the unique ability to translate dense, highly technical concepts into compelling business value.
Self-motivated, with a proactive approach to cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and driving projects forward in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
Employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees.
Career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
Unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success.
Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests.

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Hard Skills & Tools

semiconductor designASIC design flowshardware verificationVerilogSystemVerilogAI-powered hardware designEDA trendstechnical evaluationsproduct presentationsdeployment playbooks

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsbusiness acumencross-functional collaborationproblem-solvingself-motivatedproactive approachcustomer engagementstrategic thinkingtechnical translation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster's degree in Electrical EngineeringMBA or equivalent business experience