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Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including hyperscale computing, automotive, 5G communications, aerospace, industrial, consumer and health.\nThe Cadence Advantage\nThe opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.\nCadence’s employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.\nThe unique “One Cadence - One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success\nMultiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests\nYou get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other-every day.\nJob Summary\nAs a member of Cadence Solutions Organization, you will work closely with our worldwide customers to build Virtual/Hybrid prototypes to enable early software development and system validation. 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