Principal Hardware Engineer - Hardware Emulation Cloud

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

Seeking a technical developer for Cadence's Hardware Emulation Cloud to develop scalable and secure monitoring platform and processes to improve operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement monitoring framework to improve infrastructure reliability, observability, and alerts.
• Identifying and implementing automation opportunities to reduce manual work and acceleration delivery.
• Drive technical decisions on architecture, automation, and tooling.
• Develop processes to track and scale key metrics for reliability, efficiency and scalability
• Drive operational excellence by
  • Achieving highest standards of reliability in Cadence's cloud and hosting services exceeding industry standards
  • Meeting and exceeding Service Legal Agreements (SLAs) for customer issue resolution
• Manage communication of progress and status with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders

Requirements

• BSEE with a minimum of 6 years of experience OR MSEE with a minimum of 4 years of experience
• Engineering experience with chip/silicon development , emulation, and EDA.
• Demonstrated ability to operate and manage large-scale, enterprise-grade environments
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with cloud & cloud security practices and risk mitigation strategies.
• Proficiency in leveraging analytics to forecast performance and optimize operations.

• Experience managing relational databases (e.g., SQL Server), including database CI/CD and configuration.

• Expertise in cloud security protocols (SOC2, ISO, etc.)

The annual salary range for California is $136,500 to $253,500. 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 more.

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Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: Cadence-R50441

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-28T18:39:14