Cadence · 1 month ago
Application Engineer
SAN JOSE
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$74K/yr - $138K/yrCadence is a leading technology company recognized as one of the 2025 World's Best Workplaces. They are seeking an Application Engineer to join their elite application engineering team, providing technical support and innovative solutions for customers in the semiconductor and system industries.
AerospaceElectronic Design Automation (EDA)HardwareMobileSemiconductorSoftware
Responsibilities
Establish technical credibility and rapport with the customer
Work closely with an experienced team to become the go-to expert for technical inquiries and support for emulation and prototyping
Become part of a team that provides in-depth technical assistance in collaboration with R&D to help support advanced acceleration/emulation/prototyping flows to secure design wins
Champion the customer needs and work with R&D and marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutions
Learn the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutions
Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles
Qualification
Required
M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Good understanding and knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and experience in one such programming language such as C++, Java, Python or Systemverilog
Knowledge of Linux/Unix platforms and scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, Python
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Self-motivated and strong teamwork skills
Strong problem solving skills
Preferred
Lab or internship experience leveraging hands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usage
FPGA prototyping knowledge including compilation, debug and performance optimization on FPGA prototyping platforms
Experience with hardware accelerators and emulators
Education or experience in Verilog
Systemverilog
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.
Founded in 1988
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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