Principal Product Engineer

Job Title:                                            Principal Product Engineer

Location:                                            San Jose, CA

Reports to:                                        Product Engineering Director

Job Overview:

We are looking for a technically strong, customer-focused Product Engineer to join our Product Engineering team and help drive the success of the data center software platform. This role is ideal for someone with a background in data center power infrastructure, power standards and simulating power usage/availability/failure mechanisms with an interest in software development who enjoys working with customers. We are looking for an individual who understands how modern data centers are powered/configured to ensure that we can capture this in the Cadence Reality digital twin software. The software allows for configurations to be tested and parts of the system failed to test how the data center will respond to failure. While this role has a primary focus on data center power infrastructure, it also requires the ability to work across the other critical domains to ensure holistic data center modeling and optimization within our digital twin software. 

This position sits at the intersection of software engineering, product management and customer success. You'll be responsible developing the software product roadmaps to match the evolution of data center power systems. Your day-to-day will involve working closely with customers, collaborating with engineering and product teams, and applying your technical skills to deliver tailored solutions and improvements.

Based in San Jose, the position will include office time with local team members and working with our global Application Engineering and Sales team. The core Product and Engineering teams are based in the UK and the ideal candidate will be comfortable working independently during non-overlapping hours and proactively engaging with remote colleagues across time zones. Success in this position requires strong communication, technical depth of knowledge, problem-solving agility, and a passion for making software work seamlessly in real-world customer environments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with customers and wider industry to understand gaps in software features

• Help design and specify product enhancements for software engineering to build

• Support sales engagements where power simulation is a key deliverable

• Provide 2nd line support for the product for key customers and work with other technical resources as required to solve issues

• Support the product development lifecycle in collaboration with the wider product engineering team

• Help design and specify product enhancements for software engineering to build

• Contribute towards the quality of the software products and supporting documentation

• Develop and maintain high level of knowledge on both technology landscape and the data center industry

• Communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders, conveying complex technical information to non-technical audiences

Job Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience in technical science or engineering

• 3+ years’ recent experience with data center power systems

• 3+ year’s recent experience in a customer-facing role

• Strong problem-solving capabilities and analytical thinking

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to empathise with customers

• Ability to remain calm and find solutions to problems under time pressure

• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies

• Knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycle principles and software security

Additional Skills:

• Proficiency in power calculations including 3 Phase AC, DC power

• Understanding of challenges dues to AI power loads (inferencing/training/failures)

• Prior experience of single line diagrams

• Prior experience with power monitoring telemetry such as BMS/EMS

• Experience in a product role

• Experience in the data center industry

Additional Information:

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Be proud and passionate about the work you do. Together, our One Cadence – One Team culture drives our success.

Travel:                                                                    <20%

The annual salary range for California is $136,500 to $253,500. 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.