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The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.\nCadence 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 consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial and health.\nAt Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.\nJob Title: Software Engineer (Textile Composite Modeling)\nLocation: Mont Saint Guibert, Belgium\nReports to: Sr Software Engineering Manager\nJob Overview:\nAs a Software Engineer (Textile Composite Modeling), you will be at the forefront of developing next-generation multiscale simulation technologies for textile composite materials within Cadence’s DIGIMAT product suite. 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external industrial partners and DIGIMAT end-users across automotive, aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial sectors.\n Tools & systems: DIGIMAT platform, finite element solvers (Abaqus, Marc, LS-DYNA, Nastran), textile modeling tools (WiseTex, TexGen), version control (Git/SVN), Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and standard scientific computing environments (Python, C++, C#).\nCheck what we can offer you:\nCompetitive salary\n26 days holiday per year\nGroup Pension Plan\nHospitalisation Insurance\nHomeworking Allowances\nLunch vouchers\n5 days paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\nThe opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work© & Fortune 100 organization\nCadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. 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