Design Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Background: The Cadence IP Group develop leading edge Intellectual Property (IP) for a variety of High-Tech Markets including Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Consumer, Data Centre & High-Performance Computing. The Cadence IP solutions allow our Customers to tackle IP-to-SOC development in a system context, enabling them to focus on product differentiation and to reduce time to volume. The Cadence IP Vision is to deliver industry leading IP solutions to enable our customers to be successful across these fast-moving application spaces. Our experienced team of IP Architects and Engineers are active in Industry Standards Bodies helping to define the next generation of electronics products. Our high performing IP team in Scotland undertake a broad range of challenging Front-End design activities across IP Controller Design, Verification, Emulation, FPGA validation, Software Development and Quality Assurance. Cadence's Headquarters are in Silicon Valley, USA, with a global workforce of over 8000, across sites in 21 countries. Cadence have held a presence in Scotland for over 21 years and are now looking to expand our IP Controller team as we move to our new Central Edinburgh Design Centre in 2020. Position Requirements: Experience of Verilog RTL Design essential . Experience of Metric Driven Verification (MDV) essential Experience of Storage protocols (SD, Octal SPI, ONFI Flash, eMMC) essential Experience of Front-end design tools covering LINT, Synthesis, CDC Analysis essential. Experience of AMBA protocols such as AXI, AHB & APB preferred Awareness of SoC Architecture and Development with Flash Storage preferred Awareness of Assertion Based Formal verification preferred Be outward going and communicate easily Be a trusted, mature and commercially aware team player Be located in Edinburgh with some travel worldwideCandidate Qualifications:- Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related discipline.- 3+ years' experience in microelectronics/EDA industry- Excellent oral and written English- Self-motivated with excellent planning, interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills We're doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can't. Cadence plays a critical role in creating the technologies that modern life depends on. We are a global electronic design automation company, providing software, hardware, and intellectual property to design advanced semiconductor chips that enable our customers create revolutionary products and experiences. Thanks to the outstanding caliber of the Cadence team and the empowering culture that we have cultivated for over 25 years, Cadence continues to be recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our shared passion for solving the world's toughest technical challenges, our dedication to pushing the limits of the industry, and our drive to do meaningful work differentiates the people of Cadence. Cadence is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.