Sales Application Engineer - Hardware Emulation & Prototyping (Palladium)

Job Title

Sales Application Engineer — Hardware Emulation & Prototyping (Palladium)

Role Summary

The Sales Application Engineer (AE) is a customer-facing technical specialist who supports account teams and customers through technical evaluations, demos, and pre-sales verification engagements for the Palladium hardware emulation and prototyping platform.

The AE partners with Sales, R&D and Product Marketing to win complex engagements, accelerate customer adoption of verification solutions, and feed customer insights into product direction.

Experience Level

Mid-level — approximately 3+ years of experience in digital verification, validation, or related SoC verification roles.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across the sales cycle and enable customer success with emulation and verification platforms.

• Provide pre-sales technical support for emulation and full verification flows.
• Lead customer evaluations, benchmarks, and solution demonstrations showcasing Palladium capabilities.
• Deliver hands-on enablement, training, and workshops to accelerate customer adoption.
• Optimize design and verification flows using Cadence technologies and verification methodology expertise.
• Support SoC bring-up, hardware/software co-verification, and customer integration issues.
• Capture customer requirements and feedback to influence R&D and product strategy.
• Drive technical sales campaigns in collaboration with Sales and Product Marketing.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, tools, and attributes for the role. Education requirements are listed separately below.

• Minimum ~3+ years experience in digital verification or validation (customer-facing technical role preferred).
• Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms such as Palladium, Veloce, or ZeBu.
• Proficiency with RTL and verification languages: Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Experience with hardware/software co-verification, SoC bring-up, and testbench methodologies.
• Programming skills in C/C++, SystemC, and Python; strong Unix/Linux and scripting ability.
• Fluency in English and French for customer engagement in the region.
• Customer-focused, proactive communicator, able to travel as required.
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with simulation tools (Xcelium, VCS, Questa) and protocols (AMBA, PCIe, Ethernet, USB, MIPI).

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electronics, Microelectronics or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. The posting explicitly allows equivalent practical experience in lieu of the stated degree.

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.