Lead Digital Verification Engineer

Company: Cadence
Apply for the Lead Digital Verification Engineer
Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Job Title: Lead Digital Verification Engineer

Location: Edinburgh

Reports to: Design Engineering Group Director

Job Overview

The Cadence Silicon Systems Group (SSG) develops leading‑edge Intellectual Property (IP) for a variety of high‑tech markets. As a member of the Central Engineering Team within SSG, you will define and support the adoption of cutting‑edge verification tools and methodologies with a focus on AI and machine learning. You will work horizontally across multiple projects and teams to accelerate adoption of the latest verification best practices.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and support adoption of generative AI tools to create and update UVM and formal verification environments.
  • Develop methodology guidance and end‑to‑end flows to ensure AI tools are used consistently, efficiently, and predictably.
  • Develop and roll out solutions that reduce verification debug time.
  • Automate documentation checking to improve quality and consistency.
  • Build tools and processes to support verification planning.
  • Optimize UVM regressions through improved automation and machine learning.
  • Maintain and develop best practices for functional safety verification, gate‑level simulation and low‑power verification.
  • Maintain and improve design‑review checklists and quality documentation.

Job Qualifications & Required Skills

  • Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline.
  • 4+ years experience in the microelectronics/EDA industry.
  • Proficiency in SystemVerilog and assertions.
  • Hands‑on experience with metric‑driven verification (MDV).
  • Strong knowledge of constrained‑random verification techniques (e.g., UVM).
  • Excellent spoken and written English.
  • Self‑motivated, with strong planning, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Additional Skills / Preferences

  • Formal verification experience and related applications.
  • Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Python).
  • Knowledge of AI agent development (tools, concepts, and infrastructure).
  • Methodology development and change management experience.
  • Familiarity with front‑end design tools (e.g., LINT, CDC analysis).
  • Exposure to quality processes and standards (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 26262).

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 organization.

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: 5%

We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

#J-18808-Ljbffr…

Posted: April 17th, 2026