Post Silicon Validation Engineer II

Cadence; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a Post Silicon Validation Engineer II in Cary, North Carolina. You will work with an innovative team, ensuring high-performance IP solutions and supporting post-silicon characterization.

Key responsibilities include evaluating designs, developing test methodologies, and collaborating across teams. Qualifications include a degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and experience with high-speed analog designs. Join us to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of validation experience and in high-speed analog/mixed signal designs.
• Solid software programming/scripting experience in languages such as Python.
• Strong communication skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Cadence's designs in silicon in a lab environment.
• Develop test methodologies and improvements for validating silicon designs.
• Collaborate with design teams for experiments and data collection.
• Generate test reports for internal and customer use.

Skills

Validation experience

High-speed analog/mixed signal designs

Software programming/scripting

Communication skills

Education

B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Bit-Error Rate Tests (BERT)

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Network Analyzers

Job description

Job Title

Post Silicon Validation Engineer II

About Us

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.

Position Overview

We invite you to join a growing and innovative IP team dedicated to building best‑in‑class digital and mixed‑signal IP solutions. You will work alongside seasoned professionals developing high‑performance IP across protocols such as PCIe and Ethernet. In this role, you will be integral to the organization’s efforts to support post‑silicon bring‑up and characterization.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation of Cadence’ cutting‑edge designs in silicon in a lab environment
• Development of test methodologies and improvements to current test practices for validating silicon designs against various industry standards and internal specifications
• Devise script infrastructure and write scripts for configuring the device, test automation, and data analysis
• Collaborate with several groups such as analog designers, digital designers, system designers in devising experiments, drive data collection, and present results analysis
• Test Report generation for internal and customer consumption
• Support customer demonstration of Cadence’ products and Application Engineers in supporting customers issues and debugs
• AI Incorporation: Leverage AI‑powered tools and assistants to enhance productivity, improve decision making, and maintain high‑quality customer deliverables. Apply AI‑powered analytics tools to extract insights, identify patterns, and generate actionable recommendations from complex datasets.

Requirements/Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Engineering Science, or related engineering subject area
• 1+ years of validation experience and in high‑speed analog/mixed signal designs
• Experience with high‑speed test equipment such as Bit‑Error Rate Tests (BERT), Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, and Network Analyzers.
• Solid software programming/scripting experience in languages such as Python or similar object‑oriented languages.
• Candidate must be a self‑starter, takes initiative, strong communication, great teammate