R&D Certification Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Cadence Design Systems; Cesson-Sévigné; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in Rennes, France, seeks an R&D Certification Engineer (Cybersecurity) to drive certification activities and ensure products meet security standards across target markets. You will perform gap analyses, research trends in cybersecurity, and produce evaluation reports, collaborating with product teams and customers to align cryptographic modules with evolving requirements.

This hands-on role combines technical assessment with documentation to deliver secure, market-ready

Responsibilities

• Analyze the standards applicable to the organization’s target markets.
• Understand our products and perform a gap analysis between their specifications and the applicable target standards.
• Conduct research on the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity.
• Optimize off-the-shelf and customized deliverables for cybersecurity standards, including evaluation reports, in accordance with company requirements.
• Implement features for cryptographic modules or algorithms, including security verification and testing.
• Support roadmap projects for automated tools and pre-assessment databases.
• Support the standards review process by implementing and testing new methodologies to be presented.
• Support all cybersecurity activities related

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. We apply our Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware, and IP that turn design concepts into reality. This strategy is supplemented by AI-augmented development practices throughout all our organizations to empower our team to focus on creative problem-solving and innovation. Our customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products—from chips to boards to systems—for dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial, and health. Join us and be part of a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and customer success. At Secure-IC, a Cadence company, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Title: R&D Certification Engineer (Cybersecurity) Location: Rennes (France) Reports to: Design Engineering Director

Job Overview:

The role is responsible for driving cybersecurity certification and R&D activities, ensuring products meet applicable security standards and certification requirements across target markets. It contributes directly to the delivery of secure, compliant, and market ready products. The role combines technical research, hands on certification documentation, security assessment and gap analysis, and collaboration with internal teams and customers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze the standards applicable to the organization’s target markets.
• Understand our products and perform a gap analysis between their specifications and the applicable target standards.
• Conduct research on the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity.
• Optimize off-the-shelf and customized deliverables for cybersecurity standards, including evaluation reports, in accordance with company requirements.
• Implement features for cryptographic modules or algorithms, including security verification and testing.
• Support roadmap projects for automated tools and pre-assessment databases.
• Support the standards review process by implementing and testing new methodologies to be presented.
• Support all cybersecurity activities related