Lead Design Engineer

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

Job Description

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.

You will be a member of the Systems Engineering Team at Cadence with a focus on developing and optimizing solutions for a wide range of IP products. Neural networks are being developed and deployed in a wide range of markets, from IoT to surveillance to automotive. The computational, power, and memory requirements to process this data are continuously increasing, with new networks and new ways to approach deep learning every day. As a member of the Neo NPU driver and functional safety team, you would be responsible to design, develop solutions and optimize power, performance and area for scalable IP products for use in diverse fields. Members of the IP Systems Engineering Team are technical experts in their field. In this position, you will work with other development engineering teams as well as the customer support teams. You will also be involved in supporting customers with the programming, use and integration of these IP products into their systems.

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.

Job responsibilities:

BE / BTECH / ME / MTECH Equivalent Degree

• Bachelors/Masters degree in EE/EC/Computer Engineering with 2 to 5 years of work experience
• Excellent knowledge of computer architecture of embedded processors
• Proficient in programming with a good understanding of efficient implementation of high-performance algorithms and data structure design
• Must be familiar with writing, debugging and optimizing software on embedded processor and emulation platforms
• C/C++ programming, experience in writing drivers and low-level firmware programming
• Familiarity with Functional Safety, ISO 26262 and JAMA is preferred
• Strong communication skills - written and oral are required
• Experience in working with geographically diverse and cross-functional teams
• Experience in working with customers and resolving customer issues
• Understanding of Neural Networks / Deep Learning in areas of vision, speech are a plus

As part of the job requirements, some travel (up to 5% of time), including international travel may be required

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