Senior Principal Design Engineer - Emulation & FPGA

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Design Engineer for Palladium & Protium Customer Support. You will work directly with leading semiconductor and systems companies to deploy Cadence hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping, bridging customers with AE, PE, and R&D teams to deliver advanced verification solutions.

Responsibilities include enabling customers, defining emulation requirements, driving FW/FPGA system solutions, debugging across hardware and software, and

Qualifications

• BS with 10+ years or MS with 7+ years in a relevant field.
• Strong fundamentals in digital design and system-level verification.
• Experience with HDL (SystemVerilog/Verilog) and/or C/C++.
• Understanding of high-speed interfaces and memory protocols.
• Excellent communication and ability to work across teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers and engineering teams to enable Palladium/Protium deployments.
• Define and develop customer-specific emulation and prototyping requirements.
• Drive advanced FW/FPGA system solutions and verification methodologies.
• Triage and debug issues across hardware/software boundaries.
• Create technical presentations and product demonstrations.

Skills

Digital design

System-level verification

SystemVerilog/Verilog

C/C++

Emulation/FPGA

Interconnect protocols

Debugging with waveforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Waveform analyzers

HDL simulators

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Design Engineer for Palladium & Protium Customer Support. You will work directly with leading semiconductor and systems companies to deploy Cadence hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping, bridging customers with AE, PE, and R&D teams to deliver advanced verification solutions.

Responsibilities include enabling customers, defining emulation requirements, driving FW/FPGA system solutions, debugging across hardware and software, and