Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a motivated Intern: Application Engineering - Digital Verification Xcelium to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
As an Application Engineer Intern, you will be trained to become an expert in Digital Verification & Simulation methodologies in the System Verification Group - Technical Field Operations (TFO-SVG) in Belo Horizonte. The TFO-SVG group works with Xcelium, Palladium, Protium, Jasper, VIPs, and other Cadence Digital Functional Verification tools. The application engineers provide technical support, enabling customers to effectively deploy our industry-leading technology, focused on RTL-level verification products. You will be trained in a Digital Verification & Simulation focused team working with our Xcelium Simulator, complimentary tools, and its customers to understand their needs and provide guidance on the best technologies and methodologies to enable their success, coming up with innovative solutions to address the industry most challenging problems. You’ll be mentored by experienced professionals to learn languages, tools, and verification methodologies from scratch.
Job Description:
- Activities focused on the Functional Verification field as mentioned above, mentored by experienced colleague, and reporting to higher management.
- Provide technical support to customers and field personnel in RTL verification solutions focused on the Xcelium tool.
- Conduct root cause analysis and provide resolution to customer technical issues.
- Follow up with customer test cases to verify problems, create workarounds when possible, test and deliver R&D fixes.
- Close collaboration with R&D on issues using established protocols.
- Author application notes and help provide feedback on documentation.
- Help to use scripting languages like TCL and Python for flow development, automation and enhancing design methodologies.
Requirements:
- Ongoing Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Control and Automation Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computational Mathematics, or related areas.
- Graduating in mid 2027
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in Portuguese and English.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills.
- A strong interest in learning the technical topics mentioned above.
Nice to have:
Basic understanding or University knowledge and contact with any of these:
- Experience in scripting languages such as TCL and Python is a plus.
- Exposure to RTL (Verilog or VHDL) is a plus.
Additional Job Details:
- Employment category: Internship.
- Employment term: 20 hours/week.
- Competitive benefits.
- Av. do Contorno 5800, Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
About Cadence Design Systems:
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to impact the world of technology. 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.
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
- Ongoing bachelor degree in Electrical, Control and Automation, Systems, Electronics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computational Mathematics, or related field.
- Graduating in mid 2027.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Portuguese and English.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong interest in learning digital verification, simulation, and related technologies.
- Experience with scripting languages such as TCL and Python.
- Exposure to RTL (Verilog or VHDL).
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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.
