Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems develops computational software, hardware, and intellectual property for electronics and system design. With more than 30 years of software expertise and a focus on intelligent system design, the company helps leading organizations turn design concepts into advanced electronic products. Its technologies support work across hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, consumer, industrial, and healthcare applications.

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Geometry and Meshing at Cadence

Lead geometry and meshing R&D for Cadence’s MSC Apex product in Shanghai. Guide architecture, delivery, and engineering teams.

Description

  • Lead research and development initiatives in geometry and meshing.
  • Work with internal and external teams to deliver key projects.
  • Develop geometry and meshing features for MSC Apex and contribute to other projects.
  • Diagnose and resolve technical and operational issues.
  • Improve engineering processes and promote best practices.
  • Mentor junior colleagues and support team development.
  • Take part in weekly technical discussions and assess feasibility and risks.
  • Direct the technical strategy, execution, and delivery of core geometry and meshing capabilities.
  • Shape software architecture and technical decisions.
  • Partner with product, QA, and engineering teams across the company.
  • Deliver high-quality, scalable, maintainable releases that support Apex strategy and customer simulation workflows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer-aided design, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering field.
  • At least 20 years of software industry experience, including R&D management in geometry or meshing.
  • Strong knowledge of computational geometry, CAD modeling, and geometry kernels such as Parasolid, ACIS, or equivalent.
  • Practical knowledge of mesh generation and quality, surface and solid meshing, defeaturing, cleanup, and CAE preprocessing workflows.
  • Experience with CAD/CAE products such as MSC Apex, Patran, ANSA, CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, or similar tools.
  • Understanding of customer workflows for simulation, preprocessing, model preparation, and downstream solver integration.
  • Ability to guide architecture and technical decisions for geometry and meshing components.
  • Strong hands-on C++ experience, preferably with large-scale engineering or scientific software.
  • Familiarity with Python scripting and automation.
  • Experience reviewing designs, identifying technical risks, and assessing feasibility.
  • Ability to balance innovation, product quality, performance, maintainability, and release commitments.
  • Practical experience with AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar.
  • Strong leadership, communication, analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, mentoring, accountability, and execution skills.

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