Lead Solutions Engineer: Digital Design - RTL and Synthesis

Cadence Design Systems

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Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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    Position summary

    the more than 30 global workplace awards throughout 2024, Cadence was also recognized as one of Forbes World's Best Workplaces for Women and has received the 2025 Human Rights Campaign Equality 100 Award as a workplace leader for LGBTQ+ employees.

    Job Description:

    • Perform the digital design of SoC IPs from high-level architecture to synthesis according to customer technical needs;

    • Create micro-architecture specification;

    • Develop RTL and SystemC;

    • Define functional constraints and synthesize the RTL to guarantee that the design met the power, performance and area requirements;

    • Support the verification and validation teams, participating in the test plan definition, coverage analysis and features debug;

    • Support the physical design team to ensure that the constraints are correct and that the design is feasible to be physically implemented;

    • Provide mentorship for less experienced team members.

    Requirements:

    • Complete Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related areas;

    • Strong knowledge of digital design and semiconductor fundamentals;

    • Ability to design digital IPs autonomously ensuring that the IPs are delivered on time;

    • Solid knowledge in designing IPs and/or integrating SoCs;

    • Strong knowledge in SystemVerilog and/or SystemC;

    • Solid knowledge in simulation and debug tools;

    • Solid knowledge in functional constraints definition;

    • Solid knowledge in logical and physical synthesis;

    • Solid verbal and written skills and collaboration capabilities;

    • Experience in scripting languages (Python, TCL).

    Nice to have:

    • Knowledge in low power design and techniques;

    • Knowledge in logical equivalence checking;

    • Knowledge in clock and reset domain crossing;

    • Strong knowledge in Cadence's front-end tools (Xcelium, VerisiumDebug/Simvision, Genus, Joules);

    • Experience with Cadence's physical synthesis tool (Genus and Innovus);

    • Knowledge in the DFT flow.

    Additional Job Details:

    • Employment category: CLT

    • Employment term: 40 hours/week.

    • Hybrid work.

    • Competitive benefits.

    About Cadence:

    Cadence has been nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil and is also a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.

    Cadence is the only company that provides the expertise and tools, IP, and hardware required for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to chip packaging to boards and to systems. We enable electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products that transform the way people live, work, and play. Our products are used in mobile, consumer, cloud datacenter, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments.

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    Why you should apply for a job to Cadence Design Systems:

  • 4.4/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.4/5 in supportive management
  • 87% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 89% would recommend this company to other women
  • 87% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Parental leave is available for both paternity and maternity
  • Flexible work options available
  • 88% of employees at Cadence say it is a great place to work compared to 57% of employees at a typical U.S.-based company.