This is a unique opportunity to join the rapidly growing team in the SerDes IP R&D Group at Cadence Design Systems. We are looking for a Principal Systems Engineer who will be a key contributor to our advanced high speed SerDes IP products, supporting customer integration of SerDes IP into Soc designs. This is a hands-on customer facing technical position.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Work with IP customers to review deliverables and physical integration requirements
- Generate technical specification, data sheets, and application notes
- Support customer package/board design and debug as necessary
- Develop and provide guidelines regarding signal integrity and power integrity to customer
- Provide integration training and recommendation to customers
- Conduct integration reviews on customers’ major SoC milestones
- Develop infrastructure to ensure robust IP development and testing
- Provide feedback to R&D team from customers for IP improvement
- Key contributor to R&D team to define and develop high speed SerDes IP product specifications
Position Requirements:
- M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
- Must have at least 7 years of relevant experience working with high-speed SerDes and PHYs
- Good understanding of high speed SerDes architecture
- Familiarity with SOC IP integration design flows
- Knowledge and experience in with front-end tools such as Digital and Analog simulation, waveform viewers, synthesis, static timing analysis, UPF, version control
- Familiarity with verification methodologies
- Experience with Verilog modeling and model validation
- Experience writing Verilog, SystemVerilog, hardware description languages
- Good understanding of DFT requirements for SOCs
- Experience using system simulation tools, Matlab, Perl, or other scripting tools
- Familiarity with advanced technology nodes (7nm and below) is a plus
- Strong debug and problem-solving skills
- Ability to analyze and resolve IP integration issues related to RTL, physical, or CAD tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must have strong group presentation skills
