Lead Design Engineer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. • Bangalore, India • Posted June 27, 2026
About the Role
At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Core Responsibilities1. Strategy and ArchitectureVerification Planning: Define the overall verification strategy, including the choice of methodology (typically UVM/SystemVerilog), tools, and infrastructure.Testbench Architecture: Design scalable, reusable, and robust verification environments. This includes developing Bus Functional Models (BFMs), monitors, scoreboards, and checkers.Feature Extraction: Analyze architectural specifications to identify critical features and corner cases that require rigorous testing.2. Execution and Technical LeadershipDevelopment: Write complex test cases and sequences to achieve high functional coverage.Debug: Lead the root-cause analysis of complex design bugs, collaborating closely with design engineers to implement fixes.Constraint Random Testing: Implement constrained-random stimulus generation to explore the design space beyond direct...
Core Responsibilities1. Strategy and ArchitectureVerification Planning: Define the overall verification strategy, including the choice of methodology (typically UVM/SystemVerilog), tools, and infrastructure.Testbench Architecture: Design scalable, reusable, and robust verification environments. This includes developing Bus Functional Models (BFMs), monitors, scoreboards, and checkers.Feature Extraction: Analyze architectural specifications to identify critical features and corner cases that require rigorous testing.2. Execution and Technical LeadershipDevelopment: Write complex test cases and sequences to achieve high functional coverage.Debug: Lead the root-cause analysis of complex design bugs, collaborating closely with design engineers to implement fixes.Constraint Random Testing: Implement constrained-random stimulus generation to explore the design space beyond direct...