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

As an integral member of the North American Field Applications Engineering (AE) Team, you will work directly with industry leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s market leading FPGA prototyping and emulation platforms. In this customer facing role you will provide the frontline technical support in the Pre and Post-Sales process and will work with the account team to come up with innovate solutions to address our customers’ most challenging problems. Key responsibilities in this position are to:

Establish technical credibility and rapport with the customer and become the go-to expert for all of their technical inquiries and supportProvide in-depth technical assistance in collaboration with R&D to help support advanced acceleration/emulation flows to secure design winsChampion the customer needs and work with R&D and Marketing to develop competitive and creative technical solutions.Understand the competitive landscape and continuously work on differentiating Cadence’s solutions.Write technical product literature such as application notes and technical articles.Review new product proposals and device specifications

The major focus of this role will be on Emulation and FPGA prototyping and will require strong skills in the following areas:

Design fundamentals such as architecture, micro-architecture, HDLs and Synthesis and timingFundamental SoC Architecture knowledgeExperience with multiple clock domains and asynchronous interfacesStrong Emulation and FPGA prototyping knowledge including compilation, debug and performance optimization on multiple FPGA prototyping platformsHands on experience with lab bring up, debug, chipscope and instrument usageEmbedded software development and HW/SW codesign and coverificationKnowledge of SystemVerilog DPI highly desirable.Knowledge of UNIX, C/C++, scripting programming languages such as Perl, TCLStrong verbal and written communication skills in EnglishSelf motivated and strong teamwork skills

Experience in HW acceleration, In-Circuit Emulation is highly desirable

The annual salary range for California is $143,500 to $266,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.

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