Lead Product Engineer: SoC VerificationSkip to main content#Lead Product Engineer: SoC Verification page is loaded## Lead Product Engineer: SoC VerificationApplylocations: BELO HORIZONTEtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R54050## **At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.**Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a motivated **Lead Product Engineer: SoC Verification** to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil for **Perspec** Team. **Perspec** is Cadence’s Portable Stimulus solution used by leading semiconductor companies to solve complex **SoC and system-level verification challenges**.This role sits at the intersection of **verification methodology, system architecture, and EDA product engineering**. You will work directly with advanced verification teams at major semiconductor companies to deploy **Portable Stimulus (PSS)** in real production environments and help drive the evolution of Perspec.The work spans **formal languages**, **simulation, emulation, virtual platforms, firmware-driven verification, and post-silicon reuse**, and increasingly involves **AI-assisted verification workflows**.Portable Stimulus is changing how system-level verification is done.In this role you will work on **real verification problems at scale**, interacting with some of the most advanced verification teams in the industry and helping shape how **hardware/software co-verification** is done across simulation, emulation, and silicon. If you enjoy **deep technical problem solving, modeling complex systems, and working close to both customers and EDA tool development**, this is a unique role.Cadence has been nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil, and is also a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. **Job Description:*** Work directly with semiconductor design and verification teams to deploy **Portable Stimulus methodologies** in complex SoC programs.* Help debug difficult generation and solver issues involving **constraints, resources, execution ordering, and scenario realization**.* Investigate real-world modeling challenges that arise in **large system-level PSS environments**.* Collaborate closely with **Cadence R&D** to diagnose tool issues, influence new features, and improve PSS standard* Help define and refine **methodologies for scalable system-level verification**.* Develop reference models, internal knowledge, and best practices used by both customers and Cadence field teams.* Support advanced system-level verification use cases including: + software-driven verification + device programming flows + reuse between simulation, emulation, and post-silicon + integration with virtual platforms and firmware environments* Contribute to emerging **AI-assisted verification flows** built around PSS models. **Requirements:*** Complete Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related areas.* Experience in **SoC verification, validation, or verification methodology*** Strong hands-on experience with **SystemVerilog and UVM**or **embedded / bare metal environments*** Solid understanding of **constrained-random verification and system-level test generation*** Experience debugging complex verification environments* Strong programming or scripting skills (C/C++/Python or similar)* Ability to work directly with engineering teams to solve difficult technical problems **Nice to Have:*** Exposure to **Portable Stimulus (PSS)** or interest in learning it* Experience with **Perspec or other PSS tools*** Experience working with complex SoC subsystems and protocols such as **PCIe, DDR, networking**, or **ARM-based SoCs*** Experience with **embedded software programming and bare-metal environments*** Familiarity with **emulation, virtual platforms, or post-silicon validation*** Experience developing **verification methodology or reusable verification libraries** ## **Additional Job Details:*** Employment category: CLT.* Employment term: 40 hours/week.* Competitive benefits.* Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.