Senior Principal Design Engineer-Palladium & Protium Customer Enablement & Solutions

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Presencial; USD 154 000 - 286 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Resumo da oferta

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Verification Engineer to join the North America Palladium and Protium HW Development team in San Jose.

You will work directly with industry-leading semiconductor and systems customers to deploy Cadence’s hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms, bridging gaps between customers, AE, PE, and R&D. In this highly visible role, you will develop customer-specific verification solutions, drive advanced acceleration architecture, and

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years in hardware verification or related field.
• Expertise with high-speed interfaces and memory protocols.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog/Verilog and C/C++.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with frontline engineering teams and customers to develop, deploy, productize, and optimize advanced protocol solutions on Palladium and Protium platforms.
• Define and develop customer-specific emulation and prototyping requirements, focusing on leading edge high-speed interfaces and memory protocols (e.g., PCIe, CXL).
• Drive the development of advanced acceleration FW + FPGA system solutions, establish robust verification methodologies, and support the operation and maintenance of Cadence emulation tools.
• Triage and resolve complex, systemic issues across the hardware/software boundary, optimizing driver behavior, protocol compliance, and overall system stability.
• Lead technical evaluations and develop high-performance benchmarks to demonstrate the competitive advantages of Cadence hardware platforms.
• Create and deliver impactful technical presentations, white papers, and product demonstrations for existing and prospective customers.

Conhecimentos

Digital design

System architecture

Verification methodologies

Simulation

Strong communication

Formação académica

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Ferramentas

SystemVerilog

Verilog

C/C++

Descrição da oferta de emprego

SAN JOSE

Full time

R55242

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

Join our North America Palladium and Protium HW Development team and help shape the future of system-level chip design verification. In this highly visible, customer-facing role, you will work directly with industry-leading semiconductor and systems companies to develop and deploy Cadence’s market-leading hardware emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms. You will bridge the gap between customers, Applications Engineering (AE), Product Engineering (PE), and R&D — develop impactful customer solutions, delivering deep R&D technical support, and pioneering innovative verification methodologies to solve our customers’ most complex architectural and high-Speed Protocol challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Enablement & Solutions: Collaborate with frontline engineering teams and customers to develop, deploy, productize, and optimize advanced protocol solutions on Palladium and Protium platforms.
• Requirements & Feature Development: Define and develop customer-specific emulation and prototyping requirements, focusing heavily on leading edge high-speed interfaces and memory protocols (e.g., PCIe, CXL).
• Advanced Solutions Engineering: Drive the development of advanced acceleration FW + FPGA system solutions, establish robust verification methodologies, and support the operation and maintenance of Cadence emulation tools.
• Root-Cause Debugging: Triage and resolve complex, systemic issues across the hardware/software boundary, optimizing driver behavior, protocol compliance, and overall system stability.
• Evaluations & Benchmarking: Lead technical evaluations and develop high-performance benchmarks to demonstrate the competitive advantages of Cadence hardware platforms.
• Technical Presentation: Create and deliver impactful technical presentations, white papers, and product demonstrations for existing and prospective customers.

What You’ll Need

• BS with a minimum of 10 years of experience or MS with a minimum of 7 years of experience
• Strong fundamentals in digital design, computer architecture, and system‑level verification
• Have deep technical knowledge in a few of; Simulation (Advanced Testbench), Emulation (TBA & ICE) & FPGA Prototyping
• Experience with hardware description languages (SystemVerilog/Verilog) and/or C/C++
• Understanding of standard interconnect or IO protocols used in modern chip designs
• Good debugging skills using waveforms, logs, and protocol analyzers
• Ability to work across hardware and software boundaries.
• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills, ability to work in an international environment

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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