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Principal Application Engineer - Verification
Cadence Design SystemsRemoteJuly 9, 2026
Job Description
Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior SoC Verification Engineer with 6+ years of hands-on experience in complex SoC verification. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in UVM-based environments, deep understanding of SoC architecture, and practical experience verifying application processors, AI accelerators, or other high-performance chips. What You Will Do Develop and execute verification plans for complex SoC subsystems and full-chip environments. Build, enhance, and maintain UVM-based verification environments, including agents, sequences, scoreboards, and coverage models. Why It Might Be a Fit This role focuses on technical depth rather than people management, requiring strong ownership, problem-solving ability, and broad protocol knowledge. Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multi-site teams. Strong communication skills and ability to articulate technical issues clearly. Requirements Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field 6+ years of hands-on experience in digital SoC verification Strong proficiency in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, and coverage-driven methodology Solid understanding of SoC architecture, memory hierarchy, cache systems, interconnects, and coherency concepts Broad familiarity with industry-standard protocols such as AXI, AHB, APB, PCIe, USB, DDR, LPDDR, MIPI, Ethernet, or similar Strong debugging skills using waveform tools, assertions, and simulation logs Hands-on experience with simulation, emulation, or acceleration platforms Originally posted on Himalayas
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