Principal Software Engineer

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

  Specific responsibilities will include:

• Design and implementation of Tensilica software tool chain, in particular the instruction set simulator (ISS) for RISC-V processors
• Development of software models for RISC-V processor features for functional, cycle-accurate, and HW/SW simulation.
• Enhancements and maintenance of the existing RISC-V simulator
• Verification of software models in hardware-software co-simulation environment
• Integration of the RISC-V instruction set simulator with 3rd party system modeling environments

 Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering
• Bachelors in computer science or electrical Engineering + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 5 years of related experience. Outstanding candidates with PhD and no industrial work experience will be considered.
• Strong C/C++ development skills
• Knowledge of ISA, CPU micro architecture, and assembly
• Knowledge of SystemC and TLM methodologies
• Experience with GNU development tools and/or Microsoft Visual Studio environment 
• Experience with modeling tools for performance analysis or Hardware/Software Co-simulation
• Experience in Electronic design automation (EDA) flow
• Experience developing software on Linux environment
• Ability of reading specification and standard documents, and retrieving needed knowledge from various resources

The annual salary range for California is $131,600 to $244,400. 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.

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