Principal Hardware Engineer - Hardware Emulation Cloud

Posted:
9/3/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Jose, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
DevOps & Infrastructure ⋅ Software Engineering

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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Cadence Design Systems

Website: https://www.cadence.com/

Headquarter Location: San Jose, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1988

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Aerospace ⋅ Electronic Design Automation (EDA) ⋅ Hardware ⋅ Mobile ⋅ Semiconductor ⋅ Software