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At a glance
Cadence is hiring a Lead Design Engineer in Austin, TX. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 5 years of experience, first listed on November 8. The description mentions Verilog, SystemVerilog and Python. Cadence has 99 other openings in the US, 19 of them in Austin, TX. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 260 Software & IT openings in Austin, TX today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $181,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Cadence has not published pay for this job, or we could not find it in the advert. Of the 600 software & IT jobs in Texas on USA Jobs 24, 63% show pay, and the typical yearly midpoint among them is $177,000. That gives you a fair starting point when the subject comes up.
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About hiring at Cadence
Cadence has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 6 states. Most are in software & IT (49), hardware & chips (19) and sales & BD (4). The biggest locations are San Jose, CA (79), Austin, TX (20) and Cary, NC (7). None of them is fully remote, 4% are open to entry-level candidates and 79% show pay. We collect Cadence's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
The employer's advert
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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
#### Responsibilities:
* Design and integration of IPs in SoC based on high-level architectural specifications from customers.
* Perform Lint/CDC checks on the design for quality assurance and resolve related issues.
* Create synthesis constraints for the design at the IP and SoC level and perform basic synthesis for PPA (Power, Performance, Area) optimization.
* Create detailed Microarchitectural Specification documents for the design.
* Provide support to the verification team for test plan creation, coverage analysis, and feature debugging.
* Provide support to the physical design team as needed for design implementation.
* Implement innovative solutions to automate repetitive tasks.
* Collaborate within and across teams for effective project execution.
#### Requirements:
* B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech with 5-8 years of experience as a digital design engineer.
* Strong knowledge of digital design fundamentals and Verilog/SystemVerilog (SV).
* Solid knowledge of Lint/CDC tools and the ability to set up flows from scratch.
* Knowledge of creating synthesis constraints and Static Timing Analysis (STA); familiarity with synthesis tools is a plus.
* Familiarity with simulation tools (e.g., Xcelium, Verisium) to support verification.
* Experience with AMBA protocols and other ARM IPs is a plus.
* Experience with high-speed IPs such as PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR is a plus.
* Proficiency in scripting languages (Python/Perl/Tcl).
* Ability to innovate and automate repetitive tasks.
* Good communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
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