Senior Emulation/Verification AE

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.Job DescriptionJoin 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 2025 World's Best Workplaces™ for the sixth time!As an integral member of the North America 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 team members to come up with innovative solutions to address our customers’ most challenging problems in emulation and prototyping.As part of the team, 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.Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish technical credibility and rapport with the customer Work closely with an experienced team to become the go-to expert for technical inquiries and support for emulation and prototypingBecome part of a team that provides in-depth technical assistance in collaboration with R&D to help support advanced acceleration/emulation/prototyping flows to secure design winsChampion the customer needs and work with R&D and marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutionsLearn the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutionsWrite technical product literature such as application notes and technical articlesRequirementsFPGA prototyping knowledge including compilation, debug and performance optimization on FPGA prototyping platformsExperience with hardware accelerators and emulatorsEducation or experience in VerilogSystemverilogKnowledge of design fundamentals such as architecture, micro-architecture, HDLs and Synthesis and timingLab or internship experience leveraging hands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usageMinimumM.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fieldGood understanding and knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and experience in one such programming language such as C++, Java, Python or SystemverilogKnowledge of Linux/Unix platforms and scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, PythonStrong verbal and written communication skills in EnglishSelf-motivated and strong teamwork skillsStrong problem solving skillsThe annual salary range for California is $84,000 to $156,000. 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.We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.