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%
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