Lead Product Engineer

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

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality.  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 consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

The Cadence Advantage

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
• Cadence’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.
• The unique “One Cadence – One Team” culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success
• Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests
• You 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.

Job Description Summary:

This is a position in the Hardware Emulation Product Engineering team in the Verification Business Unit. The candidate is expected to have hands-on experience in Design or Verification using Verilog/ SystemVerilog. Emulation experience is a key requirement for this position.

Job Description

The role requires analyzing customer requirements for best emulation performance and working with multiple teams within the organization to enable that. The role requires gathering, analyzing, and publishing key performance metrics, enabling data-driven decisions for current and future product enhancements. At scale. The objective is to enable higher customer productivity and as a result, higher customer satisfaction.

You will investigate customer-reported challenges, identify performance bottlenecks, analyze trends over time, and conduct targeted experiments to improve compile and runtime performance across complex SoC verification environments. You will also create technical collateral for product features and flows. You will apply empirical analysis, modeling, testing, and benchmarking methodologies to validate product specifications and measure the effectiveness of product flows and performance improvements. Collaboration will span Product Engineering, R&D, Product Validation and Customer Success teams to drive solutions from concept through deployment.

Desired Qualifications & Skills

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Strong understanding of SystemVerilog, RTL design, and verification methodologies with competence in Emulation or FPGA Prototyping
• Ability to analyze customer use cases and translate requirements into product and performance improvements
• Experience of performance characterization, benchmarking, profiling, and root-cause analysis techniques
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes
• Excellent analytical, debugging, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively across globally distributed cross-functional teams
• Leverage AI tools for improving efficiency and effectiveness

Educational Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electronics or Electrical Engineering + 4 years of related experience, or Masters + 2 year of related experience

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