Senior Principal Hardware Design Architect — Emulation Systems

Cadence Design Systems; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 332,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision plan

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose seeks a Sr Principal HW Design Engineer/HW Architect to lead architecture and full lifecycle of hardware platforms at our headquarters. You will guide senior and junior engineers, implement design reviews, and push process improvements in a growing team.

The role requires deep electrical engineering background, strong leadership, and experience taking HW systems from concept to production in a high‑tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering with extensive experience.
• Minimum 10 years of board level hardware and system development experience.
• Proven track record of guiding junior HW engineers and taking HW systems from concept to production.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with design, manufacturing and QA.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, bring-up, and sustain hardware system platform.
• Develop and apply technical domain expertise in Hardware Engineering.
• Lead design reviews and set engineering standards and documentation.
• Educate and mentor junior engineers and drive process improvements.

Skills

Board-level hardware

System architecture

SI/PI high-speed interfaces

Leadership of HW engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture software

Job description

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose seeks a Sr Principal HW Design Engineer/HW Architect to lead architecture and full lifecycle of hardware platforms at our headquarters. You will guide senior and junior engineers, implement design reviews, and push process improvements in a growing team.

The role requires deep electrical engineering background, strong leadership, and experience taking HW systems from concept to production in a high‑tech environment.