Application Engineer

Overview

On Site
USD 74,200.00 - 137,800.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

EDA
Data Analysis
Software Engineering
Semiconductors
Customer Facing
Technical Support
Sales Process
Presentations
Product Demonstration
Emulation
WINS
Research and Development
Marketing
Cadence
Computer Science
Object-Oriented Programming
C++
Java
Linux
Unix
Scripting
Perl
Tcl
Python
Communication
English
Collaboration
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Debugging
Performance Tuning
FPGA
Prototyping
Computer Hardware
Verilog
SystemVerilog
Sales

Job Details

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

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 2025 World's Best Workplaces for the tenth 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 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 Responsibilities:

Establish 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 prototyping

Become 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 wins

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

Learn the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence's solutions

Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles

Requirements:

Minimum:

M.Sc. or B.Sc. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Good understanding and knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and experience in one such programming language such as C++, Java, Python or Systemverilog

Knowledge of Linux/Unix platforms and scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, Python

Strong verbal and written communication skills in English

Self-motivated and strong teamwork skills

Strong problem solving skills

Preferred:

Lab or internship experience leveraging hands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usage

FPGA prototyping knowledge including compilation, debug and performance optimization on FPGA prototyping platforms

Experience with hardware accelerators and emulators

Education or experience in Verilog

Systemverilog

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

The annual salary range for California is $74,200 to $137,800. 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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