Cadence Design Systems

Mixed-Signal, Sr Principal Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems$154K — $286K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years or MS in Electrical Engineering with 7+ years of experience in mixed-signal design across advanced process technologies.
  • Thorough understanding of mixed-signal circuit design fundamentals and verification flows.
  • Proficient with Cadence analog design environment for circuit development.
  • Knowledge of basic signal processing concepts and their application in design.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaboration and documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop mixed-signal circuits based on high-level architectural specifications.
  • Create and execute post-silicon test plans to validate circuit performance.
  • Collaborate closely with the digital team to achieve functional and performance closure on projects.
  • Lead various aspects of design verification and testing for mixed-signal products.
  • Contribute to project leadership and independently manage assigned tasks.

Benefits

  • Paid vacation and paid holidays.
  • 401(k) plan with employer match.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • A variety of medical, dental, and vision plan options.
Full Job Description
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team of experienced engineers developing physical IP for industry-standard high-speed serial-links.

The successful candidate will ideally be a highly-motivated self-starter who can work independently to complete assigned tasks and contribute to project leadership. The candidate will contribute to all mixed-signal design, verification, and testing aspects. This includes circuit design and development from a high-level architectural specification, post-silicon test plan development and execution, and collaboration with the digital team to achieve functional and performance closure.

Candidate must have a thorough understanding of the following:
  • Mixed-signal circuit design fundamentals
  • Mixed-signal circuit design and verification flows
  • Cadence analog design environment
  • Basic signal processing concepts

Familiarity with the following items is a plus:
  • Serial link design techniques
  • Data converter (ADCs and/or DACs) and/or clock synthesis and recovery (PLLs, DLLs, CDRs) techniques
  • MATLAB or C to facilitate architecture development
  • Hardware description languages such as SystemVerilog or VerilogA for functional model development
  • Scripting languages such as Perl or Python for automation
  • Silicon validation testing knowledge and experience

Other requirements:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ph.D. EE degree with 5+ years or MS EE. degree with 7+ years of mixed signal design industry experience in advanced process technologies

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. 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.

About Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an American multinational electronic design automation software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc. The company produces software, hardware and silicon structures for designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs) and printed circuit boards.
Learn more about Cadence Design Systems
Size
9,300 employees
Market Cap
$43.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$590.6 million
Founded
2018
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
NASDAQ

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