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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jun 5, 2019. Cadence Design Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Cadence Design Systems is an American software company founded in 1988 that supplies the electronic design automation tools engineers use to design and verify integrated circuits. Its products cover digital synthesis and place-and-route, custom and analogue design, circuit simulation with the Spectre and Virtuoso families, functional verification, and increasingly system-level analysis for packaging, thermal behaviour and computational fluid dynamics. Headquartered in San Jose and listed on Nasdaq, it also licenses design intellectual property such as processor and interface blocks, and competes primarily with Synopsys and Siemens EDA.
Backed by Sequoia Capital

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Principal Application Engineer (Front-end Verification)

Position Description:

1. Work closely with the Sales team to identify and scope opportunities for Cadence SoC Verification solution, simulation Emulation and Acceleration products.

2. Plan, execute and manage key technical evaluations and benchmark with existing and potential customers.

3. Train, ramp-up and accompany customer project.

4. Conduct basic and advanced trainings, presentations and demos as necessary.

5. Providing technical expertise to address clients’ queries, which need expert involvement.

6. Aligned closely with corporate engineering and sales/marketing team on customer requirement for product direction/improvement.

Position Requirements:

Over 2~8 years’ experience in the following areas:

1. 2.Design experience in Verilog/VHDL for IP or SoC chip level.

2. HW verification with knowledge of System Verilog/VHDL and HDL simulators

3. FPGA prototyping project experience

4. Experience with hardware emulator or accelerator is a big advantage

5. Advanced Verification Methodology like UVM is a plus

6. Knowledge of Unix and Linux is highly desired

7. Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

8. Strong teamwork skills with good human relationship

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

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