# Saurabh Gujarathi, PhD

> Software@Cadence | ex-Mathworks, Michigan State, IIT-Bombay

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/saurabhgujarathiphd

I am a Principal Software Engineer (Backend) with Cadence and was earlier with MathWorks (Matlab) in Boston. I have over 10 YOE and have used C/C++, Matlab and Python. I also have experience in leading projects and mentoring people. I did MS & PhD from Michigan State University and BTech from IIT-Bombay.

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Cadence Design Systems
Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
○ Developed and implemented Placement and Routing algorithms for Virtuoso.
○ Worked on projects for big customers like Samsung, Texas Instruments and Western Digital.

### Senior Software Engineer @ MathWorks
Jan 2014 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
○ Developed algorithms for smarter default values of simulation parameters in Simulink.
○ Improved the quality and performance of Simulink compilation and execution engine.
○ Developed in place fix-its for commonly encountered warnings and errors in Simulink.
○ Developed UI features like solver tooltips and pop-ups to make Simulink easier for new users.
○ Worked on projects for big customers like Boeing, Airbus, Toyota and Honda.

### Research Associate @ Michigan State University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2014 | East Lansing, Michigan, United States
PhD Thesis: Ab initio nanostructure determination.
○ Problem is to find coordinates, given unassigned inter point distances of a set of points.
○ It arises when determining the 3D structure of nanoparticles, which is required for the custom
designing of nanomaterials; with applications in drug design and targeted delivery.
○ Existing algorithms could only solve the problem for molecules having a very high symmetry.
○ Developed algorithms to solve the problem for molecules having a very low symmetry.
○ Developed a hybrid algorithm to solve for the general case of the problem.


## Education
### MS & PhD in Computational Physics
Michigan State University

### BTech in Engineering Physics
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/saurabhgujarathi

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Last updated: 2026-04-12