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　　Join our elite application engineering team for verification to work closely with the best AEs, PEs and R&D in EDA at a company listed in Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work as one of the 2023 World's Best Workplaces™ for the sixth time!As an integral member of the North America Verification Field Applications Engineering (AE) Team, you will work directly with industry leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s market leading emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms, Palladium and Protium. In this customer facing role you will provide the front line technical support in the pre and post-sales process and will work with account team to come up with innovative solutions to address our customers’ most challenging problems in emulation and prototyping. In this role, you will develop customer specific emulation and prototyping requirements, including advanced acceleration component development, methodology support, and operation and maintenance of Cadence’s emulation and prototyping tools and services. You will support technical evaluations and benchmark development for Cadence’s market leading tools such as Palladium acceleration and emulation platform and Protium prototyping platform. You will create and conduct technical presentations and product demonstrations for customers.At Cadence, customers are at the heart of everything we do. Talented engineers like you are what enable us to materialize this passion into results. By working directly with Cadence R&D and driving customer engagements, you will enhance your in-depth knowledge in verification tools, unlock unique expertise in verification methodologies, and level up your communication, customer, and sales skills. No matter where you are in your career, whether your next career step is to stay on the technical track, move up in management, or explore sales/marketing career opportunities, the skills and expertise you gain as an Application Engineer here at Cadence will put you miles ahead in your career advancement.

　　Key Responsibilities:

　　Establish technical credibility and rapport with the customer and become the go-to expert for all of their technical inquiries and support

　　In collaboration with R&D, provide in-depth technical assistance to help support advanced verification flows to secure design wins

　　Champion the customer needs and work closely with R&D and marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutions

　　Understand the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutions

　　Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles

　　Review new product proposals and device specifications

　　Assume technical leadership roles in small teams as needed

　　Requirements:

　　Minimum:

　　BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical, Engineering, or related field

　　Strong RTL and Testbench debug skills

　　Experience in synthesizable coding style

　　Experience in writing scripts (Perl, Python or Tcl)

　　Strong software, HDL design and verification skills

　　Experience with SystemVerilog, VHDL, Verilog, C/C++/SystemC

　　Ability to quickly analyze verification environments and design complexity

　　Strong verbal and written communication skills

　　Strong teamwork skills

　　Ability to interact effectively with both external customers and R&D teams

　　7+ years industry experience

　　Preferred:

　　Experience in HW acceleration, in-circuit emulation or FPGA prototyping

　　Experience with multiple clock domains and asynchronous interfaces

　　Knowledge of the FPGA development process & tool flow from RTL to bitstream for Xilinx and/or Altera products

　　Hands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usage

　　Experience with C/C++/SystemC

　　Knowledge of fundamental SoC Architecture knowledge

　　Understanding of embedded software development and HW/SW co-design and co-verification

　　Knowledge of protocols like JTAG, UART, PCIe, AMBA, DDR

　　Knowledge of design fundamentals such as architecture, micro-architecture, HDLs and Synthesis and timing

　　Digital design experience

　　Related tools, good to have, either; HAPS, Veloce, Palladium, Protium, Zebu

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　　The annual salary range for California is $119,000 to $221,000. 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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　　Cadence is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.