CareerPlan

AE Director Emulation and Prototyping

SAN JOSEFull-time$158k2026-06-13 → 2026-11-09

Core

Lead a team of application engineers to deploy Cadence's emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms (Palladium and Protium) for semiconductor and system companies, providing front-line technical support and innovative solutions for verification challenges.

Role type

Director, Application Engineering (Emulation & Prototyping)

Builds

Customer-specific emulation and prototyping solutions, technical evaluations, and benchmark development for Palladium and Protium platforms.

Domain

Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Semiconductor Verification, Emulation, FPGA Prototyping

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

ASIC design, verification & validation, advanced simulation testbench, emulation (TBA & ICE), FPGA prototyping, SOC architectures, team leadership, customer management, R&D management interaction

Preferred skills

Advanced verification solutions deployment, competitive landscape analysis, product roadmap contribution

Technologies

Palladium, Protium, TBA, ICE

Responsibilities

Lead and drive a team for customer-specific emulation and prototyping requirements, support technical evaluations and benchmark development, interact with customer and R&D management, develop competitive technical solutions to win campaigns.

Seniority

Director, hands-on leadership with deep technical expertise