Principal Design Engineer

Cadence • Austin, TX

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences. Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence. Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum seven (7) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
• Design verification including writing detailed verification documents, test case development, and checking test results
• Functional verification fundamentals, environment planning, test plan generation, and environment development
• Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) based functional verification environment development
• System Verilog Assertions (SVA) for protocol checker development
• Debug failures and report issues found in design
• Functional coverage analysis and closure

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and test electronic components and systems for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and semiconductor intellectual property (IP) employing knowledge of electronic theory and materials properties.
• Lead the verification effort for Cadence Memory Controller development.
• Contribute to the functional verification of Cadence's Memory Controller IP.
• Work with the existing functional verification environment to add new features into the verification environment.
• Ensure various customer configurations are clean as part of verification regressions.
• Support customers in case of any issues with using the verification environment and provide functional and code coverage.
• Ensure that the design is in line with the technical and quality requirements set for the team, particularly with respect to our quality metrics.

What This Job Offers

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