Cadence · 21 hours ago
Software Engineer I
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$89K/yr - $165K/yrCadence is a leader in hardware emulation-prototyping technology and products. They are seeking a hands-on system integration engineer to bridge the integration, validation, and characterization of various subsystems throughout the development cycle.
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Responsibilities
Leverage silicon verification platform and environment to create necessary post-silicon infrastructure, methodology and automation to allow tests executed in a timely and efficient manner
Integrate silicon, HW, firmware, and system software into a complete system which includes various InfiniBand and PCIe protocols, PXE booting, virtual machines, secure networks, Ethernet and Ethernet-over-Infiniband, sockets and RPC calls, FPGA, microcontroller interfaces, JTAG, I2C, SPI, SERDES, memory and many other interfaces
Execute post-silicon tests to expose design issues, validate product against the specifications including performance, and qualify the design for production release
Review, replicate, and respond to customer issues. Perform initial analysis of error logs from customer design simulation runs. Debug and isolate system-level issues down to ASIC/FPGAs, host servers, subsystems, firmware modules, runtime diagnostics
Develop silicon and system stress tests. Leverage tests developed by other engineers. Package tests for production and field use
Define, develop and drive the implementation of validation automation environment
Qualification
Required
BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Fluent in at least one functional scripting language, preferably but not limited to Python. Other languages are plus
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivated and ability to work with cross-functions teams around the globe
Preferred
Experience with embedded software/firmware, operating systems, and/or HW/SW interfaces is a plus
Experience in developing, maintaining and operating automated engineering processes is a big plus
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
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Funding
Current Stage
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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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