Overview
Sr Principal Design Engineer – Cadence Silicon Solutions Group (SSG). Based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, reporting to the Design Engineering Group Director. The Cadence IP & Chiplet solutions enable customers to tackle silicon product development in a system context, focusing on product differentiation and reduced time to volume. Cadence pursues industry leading IP & Chiplet solutions to support fast-moving application spaces such as Physical AI, DataCentre and High Performance Computing.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership of complex silicon programs consisting of leading-edge IP.
- Collaborate with the Chiplet Architecture team to define next-generation Chiplets.
- Integrate Cadence IP Solutions (e.g., UCIe, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, NPU, Audio, Vision) and partner IP Solutions (e.g., CPUs, ISP, Silicon Monitors, NoCs).
- Lead RTL, Testbench, Formal Analysis and Trial Synthesis activities.
- Ensure Quality Assurance through hierarchical LINT, CDC and release flows.
- Plan activities and milestones for Chiplet Subsystems and System IP development.
- Lead cross-functional technical meetings with domain leads (e.g., Verification, SW Support).
- Participate in customer pre-sales and post-sales meetings and in Technical Review Meetings and ISO-9001 checklist reviews.
- Represent Cadence by presenting at industry conferences such as IEEE, DAC, CDNLive.
Job Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or related discipline.
- 12+ years’ experience in microelectronics/EDA industry.
- Experience with Verilog RTL Design.
- Experience with Metric Driven Verification (MDV).
- Experience with front-end design tools covering LINT, Synthesis, CDC Analysis.
- Experience with SoC Architecture and Development.
- Experience with technical team leadership.
- Excellent oral and written English.
- Self-motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal and communication skills.
Additional Skills/Preferences
- Experience with AMBA, PCIe, CXL & UCIe protocols preferred.
- Experience with 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%
EEO and Privacy
Cadence is 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, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status.
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Company Background
Cadence is a global electronic design automation company providing software, hardware, and IP to design advanced semiconductor chips. Cadence is recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For by Fortune Magazine and remains committed to solving the world’s toughest technical challenges.
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