Lead Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronic design automation is seeking a Digital Electronics Lead Design Engineer in Edinburgh. The role involves developing complex IP and supporting customer interactions. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electrical Engineering and extensive industry experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in microelectronics/EDA industry.
• Excellent oral and written English essential.

Responsibilities

• Development of complex IP such as UCIe, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet.
• Support customer pre-sales and post-sales meetings.
• Participate in Technical Review Meetings.

Skills

Verilog RTL Design

Metric Driven Verification

Communication

Planning

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

LINT

Synthesis Tools

CDC Analysis

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The Cadence IP Group (IPG) develop leading edge Intellectual Property (IP) for a variety of High-Tech Markets. The Cadence IP solutions allow our Customers to tackle IP-to-SoC development in a system context, enabling them to focus on product differentiation and to reduce time to volume.

The Cadence IP Vision is to deliver industry leading IP solutions to enable our customers to be successful across these fast-moving application spaces.

The Digital Electronics Lead Design Engineer will be based in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of an experienced Controller IP Team with long established Controller development sites in Europe and India.

Job Responsibilities:

• Development of complex IP such as UCIe, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, MIPI-Visual
• Development of RTL, Testbenches & FPGA Platforms
• Deployment of Front-end design tools e.g. LINT, Synthesis and CDC Tools
• Support customer pre-sales and post-sales meetings
• Participate in Technical Review Meetings and Checklist Reviews as part of ISO-9001
• Represent Cadence in Standards Body Working Groups e.g. UCIe, IEEE, PCI-SIG, MIPI

Job Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline
• 5+ years’ experience in microelectronics/EDA industry
• Experience of Verilog RTL Design essential
• Experience of Metric Driven Verification (MDV) essential
• Experience of Front-end design tools covering LINT, Synthesis & CDC Analysis essential
• Excellent oral and written English essential
• Self-motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal, and communication skills

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience of AMBA, PCIe, CXL & UCIe protocols preferred
• Experience of Quality processes, such as ISO-9001 & ISO-26262 preferred

Additional Information:

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

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About the company

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, in the North San Jose Innovation District, is an American multinational electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Sy...