Sr Principal Design Engineer

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This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team of experienced engineers developing physical IP for industry-standard high-speed serial-links.

The successful candidate will ideally be a highly-motivated self-starter who can work independently to complete assigned tasks and contribute to project leadership. The candidate will contribute to all mixed-signal design, verification, and testing aspects. This includes circuit design and development from a high-level architectural specification, post-silicon test plan development and execution, and collaboration with the digital team to achieve functional and performance closure.

Candidate must have a thorough understanding of the following:
Mixed-signal circuit design fundamentals

Mixed-signal circuit design and verification flows

Cadence analog design environment

Basic signal processing concepts

Familiarity with the following items is a plus:

Serial link design techniques

Data converter (ADCs and/or DACs) and/or clock synthesis and recovery (PLLs, DLLs, CDRs) techniquesMATLAB or C to facilitate architecture development

Hardware description languages such as System Verilog or VerilogA for functional model developmentScripting languages such as Perl or Python for automation

Silicon validation testing knowledge and experience

Other requirements:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ph.D. EE degree with 5+ years or MS EE. degree with 7+ years of mixed signal design industry experience in advanced process technologies

The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. 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.

Our benefits programs include: 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  proud and passionate about the work you do. Together, our One Cadence -- One Team culture drives our success. We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.Summary

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