About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT / Electronic Design Automation (EDA).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role Overview

Confidential Client is hiring entry-level CST Application Engineers to join a cohort-based New College Graduate Rotational Program in Burlington, MA. This is a full-time, one-year program (two 6-month rotations) designed for STEM bachelor’s degree graduates who want hands-on training and exposure to electronic design automation (EDA) tools and workflows. You will work directly with technical experts and account teams to support customers, learn best practices in silicon design automation, and develop skills for a long-term career in EDA and systems design.

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What You’ll Do

You will join a customer-facing support and applications team and rotate through different technical areas to build broad, practical experience.

• Provide front-line design services, technical sales support, and customer troubleshooting for advanced EDA tool users.
• Collaborate with sales and technical account teams to develop solutions for customer design challenges.
• Participate in two hands-on six-month rotations covering domains such as Digital Design/Simulation, Physical Design, Analog/Layout, Package Design, Systems Design, and Advanced Verification/Emulation.
• Learn and apply fundamentals in design, verification, hardware description languages (HDLs), synthesis, and static timing analysis.
• Develop and debug embedded software and participate in HW/SW codesign and co-verification activities.
• Use UNIX environments and programming/scripting tools to automate tasks and analyze results (example languages include C/C++, Perl, TCL, Python).
• Support sign-off flows (timing, IR drop, power analysis, signal integrity) and custom/analog design workflows as assigned.
• Document troubleshooting steps and best practices; communicate technical information clearly to customers and internal teams.

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What We’re Looking For

This role is targeted at recent graduates and early-career engineers with a strong technical foundation and eagerness to learn.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field (required).
• Recent STEM bachelor’s graduates with limited prior professional experience are encouraged to apply.
• Familiarity with digital design concepts, HDLs (Verilog, VHDL), synthesis, and timing is a strong plus.
• Basic programming experience (C/C++, Python, or scripting languages such as Perl, TCL) and comfort with UNIX-based environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate technical ideas clearly.
• Customer-focused mindset and willingness to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to relocate or commute to Burlington, MA, and participate fully in the cohort program.

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Program Details & Training

• Cohort-based one-year program consisting of two six-month rotations across CST business areas.
• Structured, hands-on training with technical mentors and application engineers.
• Networking opportunities with recent-grad community and access to company technical events and learning resources.
• After successful completion of the program, placement into a full-time role aligned with interests and company needs.

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Compensation & Benefits

• The source posting includes a referenced salary range for California: $74,200 to $137,800 (USD) — compensation may vary by location, qualifications, and experience. Incentive compensation (bonus, equity) and benefits may also be available.
• Typical benefits include paid vacation and holidays, 401(k) with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, medical/dental/vision plan options, and other employee programs.
• Confidential Client may participate in E-Verify where required by law.

Note: All offers are subject to verification of eligibility to work in the U.S. and other pre-employment checks as permitted by law.

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Preferred Keywords / Skills (for candidate search optimization)

• Entry-level Application Engineer
• EDA support engineer
• New grad rotational program
• Digital design / verification
• HDLs, synthesis, timing
• UNIX, C/C++, Python, TCL, Perl

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