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.

Job Title: Principal Design Engineer

Location: Cork

Reports to: Design Engineering Director

Job Overview:

The Cadence Silicone Solutions Group (SSG) develop leading edge Intellectual Property (IP) for a variety of High-Tech Markets. The Cadence IP solutions allow our Customers to tackle IP-to-SoC development in a system context, enabling them to focus on product differentiation and to reduce time to volume.

The Cadence IP Vision is to deliver industry leading IP solutions to enable our customers to be successful across these fast-moving application spaces.

The Principal Design Engineer will be based in Cork, Ireland as part of an experienced Controller IP Team with long established Controller development sites in Europe and India.

Job Responsibilities:

• Technical leadership of complex IP such as Ethernet, Storage, PCIe/CXL, MIPI-Visual preference but not essential

• Hands-on leadership of RTL, Testbenches & FPGA Platforms development

• Planning of activities and milestones for the Digital Controller Development teams

• Leadership of cross-functional technical meetings with Analog & Software counterparts

• Support customer pre-sales and post-sales meetings

• Participate in Technical Review Meetings and Checklist Reviews as part of ISO-9001

• Represent Cadence in Standards Body Working Groups e.g. IEEE, PCI-SIG, JEDEC, MIPI

• Represent Cadence by presenting at Industry Conference such as IEEE, DAC, MIPI Alliance

  Job Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline

• 10+ years’ experience in microelectronics/EDA industry

• Experience of Verilog RTL Design essential

• Experience of Metric Driven Verification (MDV) essential

• Experience of Front-end design tools covering LINT, Synthesis, CDC Analysis essential

• Experience of SoC Architecture and Development essential

• Experience of Technical Team leadership essential

• Excellent oral and written English essential

• Self-motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal, and communication skills

  Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Experience of AMBA protocols such as AXI, AHB & APB preferred

• Experience of Quality processes, such as ISO-9001 & ISO-26262 preferred

  Additional Information:

  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.

  Travel: <10%

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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 committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.

Cadence is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.