Foundation IP Quality Lead

About the Company

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world's most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

The Cadence Advantage

• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in an environment that encourages you to be creative, innovative, and to make an impact.
• Cadence's employee-friendly policies focus on the physical and mental well-being of employees, career development, providing opportunities for learning, and celebrating success in recognition of specific needs of the employees.
• The unique One Cadence – One Team culture promotes collaboration within and across teams to ensure customer success.
• Multiple avenues of learning and development available for employees to explore as per their specific requirement and interests.
• You get to work with a diverse team of passionate, dedicated, and talented individuals who go above and beyond for our customers, our communities, and each other—every day.

About the Role

Cadence is seeking an experienced Foundation IP Quality Lead to drive the Product validation efforts for standard cells, IO libraries, and memory compilers across advanced nodes. This critical role ensures our IP products meet high standards in performance, manufacturability, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality strategies and sign-off methodologies for Foundation IP.
• Lead QA reviews, audits, and compliance for IP deliverables (Ex : Review of DRC/LVS, timing, reliability).
• Analyze silicon and customer data to improve quality processes.
• Collaborate with design, validation, and customer teams.
• Mentor engineers and advocate for quality-first practices.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 4+ years in semiconductor IP QA/design with strong foundation IP expertise.

Required Skills

• Proficiency with EDA tools (Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor).
• Knowledge of quality standards and silicon validation.

Preferred Skills

• Background in advanced nodes, PDKs or memory validation.
• Experience in EDA view generation and validation.

Pay range and compensation package

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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