Lead Application Engineer

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At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Job Title: Lead Application Engineer
Location: Katowice, Poland
Reports to: Application Engineering Group Director
Job Overview:
As an Application Engineer for Emulation and Prototyping, you will be part of a growing team supporting customer engagements. You will help deliver technical solutions, support customer activities, and enable successful deployment of Cadence emulation technologies.
This is a customer-facing technical role combining hands-on engineering, problem solving, and collaboration with global Cadence teams.
The role is based in the Cadence Katowice office and follows a remote engagement model, primarily supporting customers in Israel.
Job Responsibilities:
Customer Engagement & Support
Work directly with customers to deploy and support emulation and prototyping solutions
Help investigate and resolve technical issues, providing timely and effective support
Build collaborative relationships with customer engineering teams
Technical Execution
Contribute to emulation and acceleration workflows, including debug and performance optimisation
Support benchmarks, tool evaluations, and proof-of-concept (PoC) activities
Solution Development
Contribute to the development of customer-specific solutions using Cadence tools
Collaborate with senior engineers and team leads on more complex engagements
Collaboration
Partner with the local R&D team in Poland and with global Cadence R&D and Application Engineering teams
Support global hyperscaler customers (including collaboration with teams in Israel), working effectively across regions and time zones
Required Skills & Experience
Core Requirements
Experience in digital design or verification
Strong RTL knowledge (SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL)
Experience with simulation and debug workflows
Preferred (Nice to Have)
Experience with FPGA development
Familiarity with UVM or modern verification methodologies
Experience with Linux/Unix environments and scripting (e.g. Python, Tcl)
Qualifications
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
3-5 years of relevant industry experience
Additional Information:
Must be EU national or eligible to stay and work in Poland
Check what we can offer you:
Competitive salary package adequate to competencies
Work from office or hybrid
Continuous professional development: trainings and seminars
Possibility to cooperate with people from around the world in an expanding global organization
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, bonuses and stocks
Private medical care
Life insurance
Multisport Plus cards
Social Fund benefits
Recommendation bonuses & Internal recognition program
Additional paid days off
Cadence is committed to equal employment opportunity and employment equity throughout all levels of the organization. We strive to attract a qualified and diverse candidate pool and encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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