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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.

Job Title:                                                          AE Intern

Location:                                                          Bracknell / Cambridge

Reports to:                                                      Application Engineering Director or
Application Engineer Architect

Job Overview:

We’re looking for an Engineering graduate for a 1-year internship, based in our offices in either Bracknell or Cambridge. The intern will start at Cadence in June/July 2025.

As an intern, you will have a major role in front line support for customers, plus you will be involved with multinational engineering teams dealing with design related issues covering thermal, analog, digital, & verification tasks for ICs and systems. You will greatly expand your knowledge on the technical aspect of design automation, use Cadence's cutting edge tools and attend excellent technical training courses.

Employees join Cadence because of our innovation and stay because of our culture. Working at Cadence means working alongside the industry’s brightest people and innovating for some of the biggest companies around the globe. Our employees feel empowered and supported to make their mark on the future of technology.  We are recognised as a Great Place to Do Great Work.

Job Responsibilities:

This is a great opportunity to gain in depth experience with EDA tools and to familiarize yourself with the semiconductor design and methodologies. In this internship there are few limits; it's up to you to decide how much you want to deepen your knowledge and push for personal excellence.   Specifically, you will be responsible for helping Cadence with respect to:

• Provide direct technical support for Cadence products, in the context of a good understanding of the design/verification/implementation flows.
• Assist customer design and verification engineers in adopting Cadence technology by providing the corresponding methodology and tool knowledge.
• Drive best practices and lessons learned from delivering training, solving user problems/tool bugs and other customer interactions back in to product development and Cadence field engineers.

Job Qualifications:

• Currently studying (or recently completed) a degree in Electronic Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or related area. You must have completed at least 2 years study by summer 2023. The degree can be at Batchelor or Masters level.
• An interest in the design of electronics Systems/ICs or high performance SW

Required Skills

• Creative, analytic problem-solving skills

Additional Skills/Preferences

Successful candidates will be:

• Self-motivated and curious
• Inquisitive, Interested in technical details
• Excited by innovation
• Collaborative attitude
• Enthusiastic working in a small team environment

Check what we can offer you: 

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday per year
• Private Medical and Dental plans, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Cycle to work scheme and gym subsidy
• 5 days paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan,
• The opportunity to work for a Great Place to Work© & Fortune 100 organisation
• And much more, so do not hesitate to contact us!

Additional Information:

Cadence achieved a ‘Top 10’ ranking in the Great Place to Work awards for workplaces in the Europe in 2023.

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.

Be proud and passionate about the work you do. Together, our One Cadence -- One Team culture drives our success.

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