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$115k – $213k per year
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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.

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

Job Description:

  • Lead cutting-edge electrical and functional validation for next-generation DDR interfaces such as DDR5, LPDDR5, LPDDR6, HBM4 and GDDR7.
  • Design and execute innovative testing strategies to accelerate post-silicon bring-up.
  • Transform raw data into actionable insights through advanced analysis and visualization.
  • Resolve complex issues by driving JIRA-based debug workflows and collaborating across teams.
  • Deliver high-impact characterization reports that influence product decisions and customer success.
  • Automate using Python for validation, data processing, and reporting.
  • Be the go-to expert for customer DDR IP challenges, ensuring rapid debug and world-class technical support.

Experience:

M. Tech + 4 years’ experience or B. Tech with 6 years’ experience.

The annual salary range for California is $114,800 to $213,200. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: 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.

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