Design Verification Architect / Director

About the role

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. This Design Verification Team Director position is based in San Jose, CA and Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

• Lead and run the Processor Verification team.
• Responsible for the verification of microprocessor cores and their peripherals.
• Relevant experience with in‑order/out‑of‑order CPU cores and memory subsystem strongly preferred.
• Craft verification plans and execute them to verify highly complex CPU designs.
• Implement simulation or emulation testbenches, assembly/C language diagnostics, assertion checkers or coverage monitors to meet target verification goals.
• Responsible for coverage collection and closure.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams (DV/Arch/Design/FW) to identify coverage scope.
• Track and report the work of 7‑10 engineers.

Qualifications

• BS (or higher) in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 17+ years of design verification experience.
• Proven experience leading and managing teams.

Skills

• Strong managerial, leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent knowledge of computer architecture and design verification fundamentals.
• Thorough understanding of System Verilog, UVM, and other programming languages to build flexible and reusable complex testbenches.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Unix shell or similar.
• Experience with assembly language programming.
• Experience with formal verification (a plus).
• Experience developing fully automated flows.
• Experience with gate‑level simulations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of processor verification required.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Variety of medical, dental and vision plan options.
• Additional benefits as described.

Pay

The annual salary range for California is $185,500 to $344,500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.