Design Verification Architect / Director

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Location: San Jose, CA and Austin, TX

Responsibilities

• As a Design Verification Team Director, lead and run the Processor Verification team, you will be responsible for the verification of microprocessor cores and their peripherals
• Relevant experience in-order/out-of-order CPU cores and memory subsystem strongly preferred
• Crafting verification plans and executing them to verify highly complex CPU designs.
• You will implement simulation or emulation testbenches, assembly/C language diagnostics, assertion checkers or coverage monitors to meet target verification goals.
• You will be responsible for coverage collection and closure
• You will work closely with cross-functional teams (DV/Arch/Design/FW) to identify coverage scope
• Tracking and reporting the work of 7-10 engineers

Required Skills and Experience

• 17+ years of design verification experience
• BS (or higher) in EE/Computer Engineering
• Proven experience at leading/managing team.
• 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
• Exposure to scripting languages like Perl, Unix shell or similar languages
• Experience With Assembly Language Programming
• Experience with Formal Verification will be a plus
• Experience with the development of fully automated flows
• Experience with Gate Level Simulations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills necessary
• Knowledge of processor verification required

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. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.

Benefits

• paid vacation and paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options
• and more