Sr Principal HW Design Engineer-Emulation Acceleration System Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with employer match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical/dental/vision options

And more

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in San Jose seeks a Senior Principal HW Design Engineer to architect, design, bring‑up and sustain complex hardware platforms. You will lead a team, set hardware standards, and drive quality improvements across production and labs.

The role requires 10+ years in board‑level hardware, system architecture expertise, and strong cross‑functional collaboration. Competitive salary and benefits are provided with annual incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering or higher with extensive board hardware experience.
• 10+ years hardware systems experience; leadership of junior engineers.
• Experience delivering HW systems from concept to production; cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, bring‑up, and sustain hardware system platform.
• Maintain engineering hardware standards and lead process improvements.
• Lead design reviews and resolve design integrity, manufacturability, and quality issues.

Skills

System architecture

SI/PI

Schematic capture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic capture software

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence is the leader in hardware emulation‑acceleration technologies and products. Looking for a hands‑on Senior Principal HW Design Engineer who wants to expand their scope and grow their career. This position is located in our San Jose headquarter office, reports to the Sr Engineering Group Director of R&D and works in a growing talented organization. Our emulation‑acceleration system platform is the most advanced industry‑leading configurable scalable system, generation after generation, used in labs and datacenters. This position requires the engineer to architect systems, design boards, schematic entry, work with layout engineers to do PCB layout, signal integrity knowledge, bring‑up, and sustain the current hardware platforms.

Key responsibilities

Responsible for architecture, design, bring‑up, and sustain of hardware system platform. Continuously develop and apply technical domain expertise in Hardware Engineering. Maintain a strong, high level of competence in Electrical and/or Computer engineering to promote the incorporation of relevant technology into products and/or processes; and provide leadership and guidance to junior technical staff members. Establish and maintain Engineering Hardware standards, procedures, performance levels and documentation requirements. Propose and lead process improvement initiatives to drive breakthrough productivity and quality. Lead design reviews. Strong technical domain expertise in Electrical Engineering principles, concepts, and methods, and global standards compliance in order to work through technical issues of design integrity, manufacturability, and quality issues mitigation.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. with a minimum of 12 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 8 years of experience Minimum of 10 years of experience in developing board level hardware and systems Demonstrated leader in guiding junior HW engineers. Proven success in taking HW systems from concept to production. Experience in system architecture, SI/PI, power, BM, high speed interfaces, … Experience with schematic capture software Good communication especially in creation of plans and reports. Familiarity with volume manufacturing methods and processes is a plus. Ability to lead and contribute to cross‑functional teams, demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be able to operate independently and multiplex your time between many diverse tasks.

The annual salary range for California is $178,500 to $331,500. 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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