Sr Principal Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 154,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems seeks a motivated engineer to join a team developing physical IP for high-speed serial links. You will contribute to all mixed-signal design, verification, and testing, from circuit design to post-silicon test planning, collaborating with the digital team to achieve functional and performance closure.

Requirements include a Ph.D. in EE with 5+ years or an MS in EE with 7+ years of mixed-signal industry experience in advanced process technologies.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MS in EE with 5+ or 7+ years in mixed-signal design in advanced process tech.
• Extensive experience in mixed-signal design and verification.
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop mixed-signal designs from architectural specs.
• Verify designs and conduct testing across blocks.
• Develop and execute post-silicon test plans.
• Collaborate with digital teams to achieve closure on functionality and performance.

Skills

Mixed-signal circuit design basics

Mixed-signal verification flows

Cadence analog design environment

Signal processing concepts

Education

Ph.D. EE

MS EE

Tools

MATLAB

C

SystemVerilog

VerilogA

Perl

Python

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team of experienced engineers developing physical IP for industry-standard high-speed serial-links. The successful candidate will ideally be a highly-motivated self-starter who can work independently to complete assigned tasks and contribute to project leadership. The candidate will contribute to all mixed-signal design, verification, and testing aspects. This includes circuit design and development from a high-level architectural specification, post-silicon test plan development and execution, and collaboration with the digital team to achieve functional and performance closure.

Candidate must have a thorough understanding of the following:

• Mixed-signal circuit design fundamentals
• Mixed-signal circuit design and verification flows
• Cadence analog design environment
• Basic signal processing concepts

Familiarity with the following items is a plus:

• Serial link design techniques
• Data converter (ADCs and/or DACs) and/or clock synthesis and recovery (PLLs, DLLs, CDRs) techniques
• MATLAB or C to facilitate architecture development
• Hardware description languages such as SystemVerilog or VerilogA for functional model development
• Scripting languages such as Perl or Python for automation
• Silicon validation testing knowledge and experience

Other requirements:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ph.D. EE degree with 5+ years or MS EE. degree with 7+ years of mixed signal design industry experience in advanced process technologies.

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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