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# Sr Principal HW Design Engineer-Emulation Acceleration System Platform

- **Company:** Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $178,500.0 - $331,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Computer Engineering, Emulators, Schematic Capture, Systems Architecture, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.sanjosejobsite.com/job.asp?id=3466804578&tx=JT10092UYD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. with a minimum of 12 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 8 years of experience
 * Minimum of 10 years of experience in developing board level hardware and systems
 * Demonstrated leader in guiding junior HW engineers.
 * Proven success in taking HW systems from concept to production.
 * Experience in system architecture, SI/PI, power, BM, high speed interfaces, ...
 * Experience with schematic capture software
 * Good communication especially in creation of plans and reports.
 * Familiarity with volume manufacturing methods and processes is a plus.
 * Ability to lead and contribute to cross-functional teams, demonstrate good interpersonal skills, be able to operate independently and multiplex your time between many diverse tasks

## Description

* Responsible for architecture, design, bring-up, and sustain of hardware system platform.
 * Continuously develop and apply technical domain expertise in Hardware Engineering. Maintain a strong, high level of competence in Electrical and/or Computer engineering to promote the incorporation of relevant technology into products and/or processes; and provide leadership and guidance to junior technical staff members.
 * Establish and maintain Engineering Hardware standards, procedures, performance levels and documentation requirements. Propose and lead process improvement initiatives to drive breakthrough productivity and quality. Lead design reviews.
 * Strong technical domain expertise in Electrical Engineering principles, concepts, and methods, and global standards compliance in order to work through technical issues of design integrity, manufacturability, and quality issues mitigation.