Sr IC DV Emulation/Prototyping AE

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Job Description 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 Workplacesu2122 for the sixth timeAs 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 Cadenceu2019s 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 customersu2019 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 Cadenceu2019s emulation and prototyping tools and services. You will support technical evaluations and benchmark development for Cadenceu2019s 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 Cadenceu2019s solutions + Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles Requirements Minimum: Lab or internship experience leveraging hands on experience with FPGA prototyping including compilation, debug and performance optimization on FPGA prototyping platforms (Protium or HAPS is a plus) Experience with hardware accelerators and emulators is a plus Lab or internship experience with bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usage Education or experience in Verilog and Systemverilog Knowledge of design fundamentals such as architecture, micro-architecture, HDLs and Synthesis and timing Also; 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 The annual salary range for San Jose, CA is $ 84,000 to $156,000. 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Created: 2026-04-24