Principal Application Engineer - Pre-Sales for Silicon IP

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

Position Description:

• Providing direct technical support to customers in presale stage to persuade customers to adopt Cadence Design IP solutions for their applications
• Interface with customer architects and IP business unit to enable evaluation of application specific IP performance and features per customer's SoC requirements.
• Working with the sales team to manage the IP activities in the region to achieve a high customer satisfaction rate and for building strong customer relationships
• Providing customer feedback on new/existing requirements for Design IP usage from customers to the R&D business unit
• Providing direct technical customer support and assistance to enable customers to successfully integrate/use Design IP in their SoC
• Writing application notes and review protocol specifications for Design IP

Position Requirements:

• 10+ years relative working experience with M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
• Experience in SoC design
• Good understanding of SoC architecture
• Experience with DDR or PCIe or Ethernet or USB subsystem hardware or firmware developing, testing or debugging
• Good understanding DDR or PCIe or Ethernet or USB protocols
• Good written and verbal communication skills and problem solving skills are required
• Ability to conduct technical meetings, presentations, seminars and training to customers and to the sales team
• Travel within AP region may be required.
• Good understanding of the semiconductor IP marketplace and ecosystem is a plus

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Client-provided location(s): Hsinchu, Taiwan

Job ID: Cadence-R54528

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-05-07T18:43:49