Sr Principal Product Engineer

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Product Engineer - Memory IP Products

Join a growing and dynamic IP team and help lead the proliferation of best-in-class Memory PHY IP products across a wider range of customers. This is a tremendous opportunity to work with an experienced team focusing on development and support of high-performance IP related to memory protocols such as DDR/LPDDR/HBM/GDDR and to engage with the technology sector's top companies making an impact in our world.

The role will be to serve as a key member of technical staff in an organization responsible for IP activities including but not limited to pre-sales engagement with potential customers, pre-silicon support for customers with IP usage and integration, and post-silicon bring-up and test support for IP in customer devices. This candidate will be the primary interface between customers, Cadence R&D and system validation teams. Candidate should possess strong communication skills with ability to manage multiple priorities on a day-to-day basis. Ownership of tasks, ability to collaborate with remote teams located worldwide and clear oral and written communication skills are must-have attributes in this role.

• Primary Responsibilities:
  • Support integration / customization / post-silicon bring up of Cadence Memory IP subsystems
  • Help with internal system integration and QA testing of Memory subsystem products (Controller + PHY)
  • Analyze and resolve complex subsystem application or implementation issues and provide professional guidance to customers
  • Support Memory PHY and controller SOC integration reviews and integration questions
  • Perform RTL and gate level simulations to verify functionality
  • Assist customers with gate level simulations and timing closure
  • Participate in development of Cadence documentation and checklists for customers
  • Support post-silicon bring up and deployment activities by our customers
  • Enhance customer experience by providing prompt updates to customers
  • Opportunity to become a Customer Success Lead and engage with Tier 1 customers and lead engagements to ensure customer success across multiple projects and products

• Position Requirements:
  • B.S Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)
  • Minimum 15 years of overall experience
  • Experience working with DDR5/4/3, LPDDR5/4/3, HBM3/4, GDDR6/7 or similar IPs
  • Verilog RTL design and gate level verification experience
  • Synthesis and STA experience, back-end experience is a plus
  • Familiarity with industry standard DFT flows and test methodologies
  • Familiarity with package and board design.
  • Ability to read schematics and participate in SI/PI reviews for customer board/package implementation

• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Memory PHY and DSP-based architectures
  • Experience with embedded microcontroller FW
  • M.S Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree)