Sr Principal Design Engineer

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Sr Principal Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems

Location

SHANGHAI

Experience

Senior

Posted

Jul 30, 2026

Apply by

August 29, 2026

Applicants

0

Early applicantEasy applyFull-timeWork from Office

Job Description

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

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, modify, and productize protocol products such as PCIe and advanced Ethernet.
  • Perform individual contributor tasks on protocol projects including logic RTL design, UVM-based verification, and board design/debug.
  • Work on complex problems related to protocol or system integration, electrical or timing closure, and RTL design methodologies.

Requirements

  • MSEE or equivalent

Skills Required

VerilogRTL designRTL verificationLogic designDebugCommunicationFPGA designXilinx productsUVM verificationPerlTCLC-shell

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