Cadence · 8 hours ago
Lead Application Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$103K/yr - $191K/yr
4+ years expCadence is a technology company recognized as one of the 2021 World's Best Workplaces™. The Lead Application Engineer will work with the North America Verification Field Applications Engineering Team to provide technical support and develop customer-specific emulation and prototyping requirements, while collaborating with R&D to deliver innovative solutions for customers in the semiconductor industry.
AerospaceElectronic Design Automation (EDA)HardwareMobileSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Establish technical credibility and rapport with the customer and become the go-to expert for all of their technical inquiries and support
Provide in-depth technical assistance in collaboration with R&D to help support advanced verification flows to secure design wins
Champion the customer needs and work closely with R&D and marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutions
Understand the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutions
Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles
Review new product proposals and device specifications
Assume technical leadership roles in small teams as needed
Qualification
Required
BS, MS.or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Strong RTL and Testbench debug skills
Experience in synthesizable coding style
Experience in writing scripts (Perl, Python or TCL)
Strong software, HDL design and verification skills
Experience with SystemVerilog, VHDL, Verilog, C/C++/SystemC
Ability to quickly analyze verification environments and design complexity
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong teamwork skills
Ability to interact effectively with both external customers and R&D teams
4+ years industry experience
Preferred
Experience in HW acceleration, in-circuit emulation or FPGA prototyping
Experience with multiple clock domains and asynchronous interfaces
Knowledge of the FPGA development process & tool flow from RTL to bitstream for Xilinx and/or Altera products
Hands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usage
Experience with C/C++/SystemC
Knowledge of fundamental SoC Architecture knowledge
Understanding of embedded software development and HW/SW co-design and co-verification
Knowledge of protocols like JTAG, UART, PCIe, AMBA, DDR
Knowledge of design fundamentals such as architecture, micro-architecture, HDLs and Synthesis and timing
Benefits
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
Company
Cadence
Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1998-02-20IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Cunningham
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Tom Beckley
Senior Vice President, Custom IC & PCB Group
Recent News
2026-01-07
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