Principal Design Engineer – Memory Modeling Portfolio

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As a Principal Design Engineer you will be responsible for scheduling, designing, developing, and supporting IP models of system level memory such as SDRAM (LPDDR, HBM), NAND Flash (ONFI/QSPI/OSPI), eMMC, SD Card, DFI, and UFS models for use on hardware based verification products. Additional responsibilities include the following:

• Updating, maintaining, documenting, and supporting existing system level memory model products.
• Perform as individual contributor for RTL design, verification, productizing, and documentation of memory IP.
• Interface with internal and external customers to work on diverse problems and solutions related to emulation, simulation, or verification.
• Perform as team member toward cross verification of and cross training in memory IP as well as in developing and using lifecycle processes to ensure product quality.
• Must be able to analyze customer & vendor protocol requirements and execute on complex projects from requirement to delivery to post-delivery support
• Communication & collaboration with peers & internal partners as well as strong individual/independent R&D skills are required.
• Regular field AE & external customer interaction and representing Cadence to external customers is required for support of memory models. Must be able to facilitate discussions with AE & customer.
• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers &/or participate in cross-functional projects
• Must participate in team processes as well as evaluate and recommend process improvements.

• The position requires BSEE with at least 7 yrs of industry experience in designing hardware systems OR a MSEE with at least 5 years of experience in designing hardware systems
• Must have excellent communication skills with both written and spoken English.
• Expert level knowledge of RTL design using languages Verilog/SystemVerilog is required along with experience using RTL verification tools and flows.
• Debugging experience.
• Experience with team-wide collaboration tools and process.
• Drive and ability to schedule workload and plan own tasks effectively.

• Verification experience using Cadence simulation and/or emulation products is highly desired. Programming experience with scripting languages like Perl, TCL, C-shell is strongly recommended.
• Verification experience using UVM test environments is highly desired.
• Experience in memory sub-system design and operation is strongly recommended.