Lead Application Engineer

As a Field Applications Engineer at Cadence, you will join a team collaborating with leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s Palladium acceleration/emulation platform and FPGA prototyping systems. This customer-facing role involves both pre-sales and post-sales support, working with account teams to deliver innovative solutions and partnering with R&D for successful deployment. Key responsibilities include building technical credibility, providing deep technical support, advocating for customer needs, and analyzing the competitive landscape to differentiate Cadence’s offerings.

Must Have

• 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.
• 2–4 years of experience in design or verification.
• Strong English communication skills—both verbal and written.

Good to Have

• Experience developing verification environments using SystemVerilog.
• Familiarity with eRM, OVM, or UVM methodologies.
• Knowledge of protocols such as JTAG, UART, PCIe, AXI, DDR.
• Experience in hardware acceleration, in-circuit emulation, or FPGA prototyping.

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.

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

Position Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• BSc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• 2–4 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.

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About Us

Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences.

Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world’s toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence.

Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.