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San Jose, California, United States
Onsite
Available
The AVIP (Accelerated Verification IP) and Virtual Bridge (VB) business is a core part of Cadence’s Virtual Emulation and System Verification portfolio, enabling high‑performance verification on Palladium and Protium platforms. The team builds high‑performance protocol solutions that enable customers to verify complex SoCs and systems at much higher speed and scale than traditional simulation.
Together, AVIP and VB are critical to customers building high‑performance compute, AI, networking, and memory‑coherent systems, where early software bring‑up, performance analysis, and protocol compliance are essential.
The AVIP / Virtual Bridge R&D team designs, implements, and productizes protocol solutions that span hardware, software, and system‑level verification. The team works across multiple layers, including:
The team supports a broad portfolio of industry‑standard protocols, such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, USB, UCIe, and emerging interconnects, and works closely with emulation platform teams, controller/PHY teams, and customers.
This role will contribute directly to the development and enhancement of PCIe/CXL AVIP and/or PCIe/CXL Virtual Bridge products, focusing on protocol functionality, performance, and robustness. Depending on the specific protocol area, the work may involve:
In this role, the engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining PCIe/CXL AVIP/VB components as part of a larger protocol solution. The role is hands‑on and spans feature development, validation, and customer readiness.
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The annual salary range for California is $154,000 to $286,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.