Sr Principal Design Engineer

Full-time
SHANGHAIvia Cadence CareersPosted Aug 17, 2026
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Technical skills

Technical writing

About this role

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Working in Cadence Flagship Emulation and Prototyping product line
  • Responsible for designing, developing, modifying and productizing protocol products like PCIe, advanced Ethernet and many more which are crucial to modern IC design and verification.
  • Perform as individual contributor on protocol projects involving logic RTL design, UVM based verification, board design/debug and documentation etc.
  • Work on complex problems related to protocol or system integration level issues, electrical or timing closure issues, RTL design or verification methodologies.

Requirements

  • The position requires MSEE or equivalent, with experience in logic design and debug.
  • Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • RTL design experience using Verilog is required along with experience in using RTL verification tools and flows.
  • Experience in FPGA design for Xilinx products is strongly recommended.
  • UVM verification experience is desired.
  • Experience with scripting languages like Perl, TCL C-shell is desired.
  • We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.

Before you apply

  • 1Which parts of your CV prove experience with Technical writing?
  • 2Which recent work examples would make your application stronger for this role?
  • 3What details from the original source listing should you confirm before applying?

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