Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a motivated Application Engineer II: Digital Design - Synthesis & Implementation to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
As an Application Engineer II: Digital Design - Synthesis & Implementation you will work with Digital and Signoff Group, providing technical support, enabling customers to effectively deploy our industry-leading technology, focusing on logical and physical implementation products, and deploying technology using tools such as Genus, Modus, Innovus, Conformal, or Tempus.
You will be on a team working with our customers to understand their needs, guide the best technologies and methodologies to enable their success, and produce innovative solutions to address our customers most challenging problems.
Cadence has been nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil and is also a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.
In addition to the more than 30 global workplace awards throughout 2024, Cadence was also recognized as one of Forbes World's Best Workplaces for Women and has received the 2025 Human Rights Campaign Equality 100 Award as a workplace leader for LGBTQ+ employees.
Job Description:
Work together with global peers on diverse teams collaborating on the newest technologies.
Collaborate with customer engineer's teams to verify problems, create solutions tests, and deliver final resolutions.
Understand the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence's solutions.
Develop collateral in support articles and application notes that customers and coworkers can use to excel in their responsibilities.
Requirements:
Complete Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and related areas.
Good RTL understanding (Verilog or VHDL).
Exposure with Synthesis or Place and Route methodologies or signoff timing.
Exposure to microelectronics and or EDA, with experience on IC front or backend flows.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Good problem-solving skills.A strong interest in contributing to customer success with related technical interest in EDA, HDL's, and Logic Design.
Experience in scripting languages such as TCL and Python.
Proved participation on IC Tape outs.
Knowledge of Cadence digital tools would be a plus.
Additional Job Details:
Employment category: CLT.
Employment term: 40 hours/week.
Competitive benefits.
Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Cadence is the only company that provides the expertise and tools, IP, and hardware required for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to chip packaging to boards and to systems. We enable electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products that transform the way people live, work, and play. Our products are used in mobile, consumer, cloud datacenter, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. For more information, access http://www.cadence.com
We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.Skills Required
- Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related areas
- Good RTL understanding (Verilog or VHDL)
- Exposure with Synthesis or Place and Route methodologies
- Exposure to microelectronics or EDA, with experience on IC front or backend flows
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Experience in scripting languages such as TCL and Python
- Knowledge of Cadence digital tools
Cadence Design Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A discounted ESPP with a lookback feature and equity included in total compensation make ownership broadly accessible and potentially meaningful. Structured compensation at an industry leader adds predictability to equity participation.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as solid, with mental‑health/EAP and fertility support enhancing the offering. The breadth across core care and family‑building needs strengthens the healthcare package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Global Recharge Days, volunteer time off, and companywide breaks indicate a comprehensive time‑off framework. In addition, many salaried roles are described as having flexible or generous PTO policies.
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What We Do
Cadence enables electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create the innovative end products that are transforming the way people live, work and play. Cadence® software, hardware and IP are used by customers to deliver products to market faster. The company's Intelligent System Design strategy helps customers develop differentiated products—from chips to boards to intelligent systems—in mobile, consumer, cloud, data center, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. Cadence is listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For.
