TL;DR

Principal Product Engineer (DDR IP): Serving as the primary technical interface for strategic customer engagements, facilitating the deployment of cutting-edge DDR PHY IP solutions with an accent on debugging customer silicon issues. Focus on leveraging AI-powered tools and assistants to enhance productivity and improve decision making.

Location: Nanjing or Shanghai. Must be able to travel to customer sites (about 10% of the time).

Company

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise.

What you will do

  • Act as the main technical contact for debugging customer silicon issues, both for systems and ATE.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of DDR, LPDDR and GDDR implementations.
  • Demonstrate hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol exercisers, and analyzers.
  • Understand SI and PI requirements for the IP and assist in diagnosing related hardware issues.
  • Travel to customer sites (about 10% of the time) for bringup and debug of silicon issues.
  • Leverage AI-powered tools and assistants to enhance productivity, improve decision making, and maintain high-quality customer deliverables.

Requirements

  • M.S. Electrical/Computer Engineering (or similar degree) and 8 + years of experience or PhD and 5+ Years of relevant experience
  • Experience working with Memory PHY, Memory Controller and DRAM
  • Experience using advanced mixed signal verification, and system simulation tools.
  • Strong debug and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong background in supporting Post Silicon bringup and debug.
  • Strong presentation and communication skills required.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with advanced technology nodes (7nm and below) is a plus.
  • Experience with lab equipment to reproduce customer failures in the lab.
  • Familiarity with SI/PI analysis concepts and able to diagnose hardware issues

Culture & Benefits

  • Be part of a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and customer success.
  • Contribute to innovative projects that drive the future of electronic design.
  • Collaborate with industry-leading experts in a culture focused on excellence and customer success.