Design Engineer II: Digital Design Verification

Role Summary

As a Design Engineer II in Digital Design Verification at Cadence, you will work with an experienced Cadence team and leading-edge customers to implement SoC designs in advanced process nodes. You will utilize Cadence's leading technologies in simulation, formal proof, verification planning, and regressions to help customers turn their design ideas into market-ready products.

Experience Level

Mid-level, typically requiring several years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing the entire functional verification flow on digital SoC IPs according to customer technical needs.
• Writing, maintaining, and executing the verification plan.
• Creating, maintaining, and optimizing full testbenches including stimuli, sequences, reference models, checkers, coverage, and assertions.
• Planning, analyzing, and reporting on code, functional, and assertion coverage.
• Collaborating with Architecture, RTL, and FW/SW teams to ensure full feature coverage.

Requirements

Candidates should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related area.
• Ability to verify digital modules autonomously in a subsystem/SOC context using a systemic metric-driven approach.
• Expertise in building testbenches using System-Verilog, UVM, C/C++.
• Understanding of digital logic and digital design architecture.
• Experience in functional coverage and code coverage development and closure.
• Experience in writing and maintaining verification plans at module and subsystem levels.
• Strong debugging skills for developing System Verilog and UVM-based testbenches.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills in English and a strong team player.

Nice to have:

• Experience in formal verification.
• Effective cross-team communication and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of Cadence’s verification tools (XCelium, Simvision/Verisium Debug, VManager, JasperGold).

Education Requirements

Complete Bachelor's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or related areas.

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.