Lead Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems • San Jose, CA

3d

About The Position

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Lead Design Engineer – Roles & Responsibilities Contribute to analog and AMS design activities for high‑speed memory interface PHYs, with strong hands‑on execution capability Evaluate architecture models and feasibility studies to assess performance, power, area, and scalability trade‑offs Support early architecture exploration by providing circuit‑level insight and validating architectural assumptions Actively support silicon bring‑up, lab debug, and characterization, including root‑cause analysis of analog, AMS, and PHY‑level issues Show willingness to jump into any technical domain that requires immediate attention to unblock teams or customers Contribute to technical documentation by identifying gaps, proposing improvements, and supporting the creation of design documents and architecture support material Act as a dependable technical contributor during critical phases such as silicon validation, and customer escalations Apply AI‑based approaches to automate repetitive tasks, and enhance engineering productivity

Requirements

• M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (required or strongly preferred)
• Minimum 7 years of industry experience in analog / AMS design, memory PHYs, or high‑speed IO
• Strong hands‑on experience with analog and AMS circuits
• Solid background in DDR / LPDDR memory interfaces

Responsibilities

• Contribute to analog and AMS design activities for high‑speed memory interface PHYs, with strong hands‑on execution capability
• Evaluate architecture models and feasibility studies to assess performance, power, area, and scalability trade‑offs
• Support early architecture exploration by providing circuit‑level insight and validating architectural assumptions
• Actively support silicon bring‑up, lab debug, and characterization, including root‑cause analysis of analog, AMS, and PHY‑level issues
• Show willingness to jump into any technical domain that requires immediate attention to unblock teams or customers
• Contribute to technical documentation by identifying gaps, proposing improvements, and supporting the creation of design documents and architecture support material
• Act as a dependable technical contributor during critical phases such as silicon validation, and customer escalations
• Apply AI‑based approaches to automate repetitive tasks, and enhance engineering productivity

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level