Sr Principal Application Engineer

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.

As a member of the Field Applications Engineering (AE) team, you will collaborate with leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s industry-leading Palladium acceleration/emulation platform and FPGA prototyping systems.

This customer-facing role includes both pre-sales and post-sales responsibilities. You will work closely with account teams to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, while also partnering with R&D to ensure successful deployment and support.

• Build technical credibility and strong relationships with customers; serve as their primary technical contact.
• Provide deep technical support in collaboration with R&D to enable advanced acceleration/emulation flows and secure design wins.
• Advocate for customer needs and collaborate with R&D and Marketing to develop competitive, creative technical solutions.
• Analyze the competitive landscape and continuously work to differentiate Cadence’s offerings.

• BSc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of experience in design or verification.
• Experience developing verification environments using SystemVerilog (advantage).
• Familiarity with eRM, OVM, or UVM methodologies (advantage).
• Knowledge of protocols such as JTAG, UART, PCIe, AXI, DDR (advantage).
• Experience in hardware acceleration, in-circuit emulation, or FPGA prototyping (highly desirable).
• Strong English communication skills—both verbal and written.
• Team-oriented mindset, mature work attitude, and sound judgment under pressure.

Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.