Application Engineering Director - IC Design Verification

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

We offer amazing opportunities to grow, no matter where you are in your career. The ideal candidate will be energetic, innovative and enthusiastic about how to help customers solve their toughest verification problems using Cadence technology. Join our elite application engineering team for verification to work closely with the best AEs, PEs and R&D in EDA at a company listed in Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work as one of the World's Best Workplaces™ year after year!

As an key leader managing the Field Applications Engineering (AE) Team here in the Bay Area for key strategic accounts, you will work directly with industry leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s market leading verification platforms including cutting edge technologies using AI assistants, Agentic AI and machine learning. In this customer facing role you will provide the front line technical support in the pre and post-sales process and will work with the account team to come up with innovative solutions to address our customers’ most challenging problems in verification. You will own customer success!

In this role, you will lead the AE team to have a comprehensive understanding of the customer specific verification requirements, including  methodology support, and operation and maintenance of Cadence’s verification tools and services. You will lead the team to support key technical evaluations for Cadence’s market leading tools such as Xcelium simulation platform and Verisium platform of AI and ML tools for enhanced verification. As a part of this role you will also assist with technical presentations and product demonstrations for customers to show the value proposition with our tools.

At Cadence, customers are at the heart of everything we do. Talented engineers like you are what enable us to materialize this passion into results. By working directly with Cadence R&D and driving customer engagements, you will enhance your in-depth knowledge in verification tools, unlock unique expertise in verification methodologies, and level up your communication, customer, and sales skills. 

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Key responsibilities:

• Establish technical credibility and rapport with the customer and become the go-to expert for all of their technical inquiries and support 
• In collaboration with R&D, provide in-depth technical assistance working closely with your team to help support advanced verification flows and AI/ML applications to secure design wins 
• Champion the customer needs and work closely with R&D and marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutions 
• Understand the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutions 

Minimum requirements:

BS, MS, or PhD degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field 

- 15+ years experience in the semiconductor industry

- Have a good understanding and working knowledge with SystemVerilog, Verilog and UVM testbench architecture

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Digital design experience and Knowledge of design fundamentals such as architecture & micro-architecture

- Ability to interact effectively with both external customers and internally with the AE and R&D teams

The annual salary range for California is $157,500 to $292,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.