Application Engineer - JedAI/Pulse Installation & Enablement

Job Title

Application Engineer - JedAI/Pulse Installation & Enablement

Role Summary

The Application Engineer will install, configure, validate, and enable Cadence JedAI and Pulse technologies in customer environments. The role works with customer IT, CAD, and security teams and coordinates with R&D, product engineering, and sales to ensure stable deployments and successful adoption.

Primary focus areas are deployment, integration with enterprise infrastructure and Cadence toolchains, post-install validation, and operational troubleshooting across services.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Prior customer-facing application-engineer or support experience with EDA tools is required; specific years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include installation, validation, and ongoing support of JedAI/Pulse services and integrations.

• Install and configure JedAI and Pulse components, including environment setup and enterprise integration.
• Configure and validate services such as index/vector databases, embedding and reranking services, LLM gateway, and API endpoints.
• Work with customer IT, CAD, and security teams to align deployments with enterprise policies and infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot issues across services using logs and service-level metrics.
• Perform post-install validation, updates to vector databases and models, monitoring, capacity planning, and stability assessments.
• Collaborate with R&D, product engineering, and sales to resolve technical issues and drive adoption.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have: Strong experience with Linux and Windows environments.
• Familiarity with containerized applications and basic container tooling.
• Working knowledge of distributed services and configuration formats (YAML or similar).
• Ability to debug and diagnose issues using logs and service-level metrics.
• Experience in a customer-facing AE role supporting Cadence EDA tools.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts (Pods, services, resource allocation).
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure, inference services, or vector databases.
• Familiarity with version control systems, design databases, or PLM-style data governance models.
• Familiarity with authentication mechanisms (API keys, tokens, access control).
• Experience supporting customer-managed infrastructure environments.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience is specified as the baseline. (Equivalent experience acceptable.)

About the Company

Company: Cadence Design Systems

Headquarters: San Jose, California, USA

Cadence Design Systems is a global electronic design automation company that provides software, hardware, and intellectual property for designing advanced semiconductor chips. With over 25 years in the industry, Cadence is known for its innovative technology solutions and has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. The company is dedicated to solving complex technical challenges in order to enable customers to create revolutionary products and experiences.