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Synopsys VC Formal Verification Engineer Jobs: Apply Now

What Synopsys VC Formal verification engineer roles involve, the apps teams rely on, and where to find open positions.

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EDA Tools Keywords Xcelium functional verification

Cadence Xcelium Simulation Engineer Jobs: Browse DV Roles

What Cadence Xcelium simulation engineer roles involve, who hires for them, and how to browse open DV positions.

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EDA Tools Keywords CDC RTL Lint SpyGlass

Synopsys SpyGlass Lint CDC Engineer Jobs: Find RTL QA Roles

What a SpyGlass lint and CDC engineer does, who hires for it, and where to find current RTL QA roles.

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EDA Tools Keywords DFT Siemens Tessent

Siemens Tessent DFT Engineer Positions: Browse Test Roles

What Siemens Tessent DFT engineers own day to day, who hires for the skill, and where to find current roles.

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EDA Tools Keywords FPGA design ModelSim

Mentor ModelSim FPGA Design Engineer Jobs

FPGA simulation and verification roles built on ModelSim, common across defense, aerospace, industrial, and academic silicon teams.

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Cadence JasperGold Formal Verification Engineer Jobs

Property-based verification roles built around JasperGold, from SVA assertions to closing formal proofs on connectivity, registers, and CDC.

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EDA Tools Keywords Synopsys Formality logical equivalence checking

Synopsys Formality LEC Engineer Positions

Verification and implementation roles for engineers who own logical equivalence checking with Synopsys Formality across the ASIC flow.

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EDA Tools Keywords Cadence Spectre analog simulation

Cadence Spectre Analog Simulation Engineer Jobs

Analog and mixed-signal roles for engineers who run Cadence Spectre and Virtuoso ADE as their primary circuit sign-off tool.

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EDA Tools Keywords Calibre jobs physical verification engineer

Siemens Calibre DRC LVS Engineer Jobs: Physical Verification

Physical verification roles built around Siemens Calibre, from DRC and LVS on foundry runsets to clean tapeout sign-off.

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EDA Tools Keywords ICC2 jobs physical design engineer

Synopsys ICC2 Engineer Positions: Physical Design Roles

Physical design place-and-route roles built around Synopsys ICC2, from floorplan and CTS to timing-driven routing and PrimeTime signoff.

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EDA Tools Keywords HFSS jobs signal integrity engineer

Ansys HFSS Signal Integrity Engineer Jobs: Find EM Roles

3D electromagnetic simulation roles built around Ansys HFSS, from package extraction to SERDES channel S-parameters.

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EDA Tools Keywords Questa jobs UVM verification engineer

Mentor Questa UVM Engineer Positions: Browse DV Openings

Functional verification roles built around Siemens EDA Questa, from UVM regressions to Questa Formal and CDC closure.

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