Application Engineer – Emulation and Prototyping

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Our solutions enable customers to deliver extraordinary electronic products from chips to systems. Join our elite Verification Field Applications Engineering team and work with leading semiconductor and system companies to deploy Cadence’s market-leading emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms (Palladium and Protium).

Role Overview

As an Application Engineer – Emulation and Prototyping, you will work as part of a growing team supporting customer engagements. You will be responsible for delivering technical solutions, supporting customer activities, and enabling successful deployment of Cadence emulation technologies. This is a customer-facing technical role combining hands-on engineering, problem solving, and collaboration with global Cadence teams.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Engagement & Support:

• Work directly with customers to deploy and support emulation and prototyping solutions

• Assist in resolving technical issues and provide timely support

• Build strong relationships with customer engineering teams

Technical Execution:

• Contribute to emulation and acceleration flows, debug, and performance optimization

• Support benchmarks, evaluations, and proof-of-concepts (PoCs)

Solution Development:

• Help develop customer-specific solutions using Cadence tools

• Work with senior engineers and team leads on advanced engagements

Collaboration:

• Work with local team in Israel and global Cadence R&D and AE teams WW.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Background:

• 10+ years of experience in digital design or verification

• Strong RTL knowledge (SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL)

• Experience with debug and simulation flows

Preferred:

• FPGA development experience (advantage)

• Familiarity with UVM or modern verification methodologies

• Linux/Unix and scripting (Python, Tcl, etc.)

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Good communication and customer interaction abilities

• Team-oriented mindset

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

• 10+ years of relevant experience

Key Success Factors

• Deliver high-quality customer support

• Fast ramp-up on emulation technologies

• Strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders