Principal Product Engineer – High-Speed IP Memory

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Overview Join a growing and dynamic IP team developing best-in-class digital and mixed-signal IP solutions. This role focuses on post-sales technical support for high-performance interface IP, working as part of a team supporting UCIe, PCIe, USB, DPHY, Ethernet, DDR, LPDDR, GDDR, and HBM PHYs. The Principal Product Engineer is a key technical leader and product owner, responsible for driving product engineering activities across the full lifecycle—from pre-sales engagement and pre-silicon integration to post-silicon bring-up and customer deployment. This role serves as a primary interface between customers and Cadence R&D, leading technical discussions, resolving complex issues, and ensuring successful product adoption. This position requires strong technical depth, customer-facing leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to drive execution across global, cross-functional teams.

Act as the primary product engineering owner for memory subsystems (DDR, LPDDR, GDDR, HBM, etc) at the customer level Lead customer engagements, drive technical discussions, design reviews, and deployment strategy Own and drive resolution of complex subsystem integration and implementation issues Lead SoC integration reviews covering PHY and controller subsystems Provide technical leadership for RTL, gate-level simulations, and timing closure strategies Define and drive improvements to integration methodologies, checklists, and customer collateral Lead post-silicon bring-up and debug activities, ensuring successful customer deployment Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, validation, and applications teams to deliver product readiness Drive continuous improvement in customer experience, turnaround time, and engineering quality Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects and teams Leverage AI tools to improve debug efficiency, data analysis, and decision-making Position Requirements Strong experience with high-speed interface IP Deep understanding of RTL design, gate-level verification, and simulation methodologies Experience with synthesis, STA, and timing closure; backend knowledge is a plus Familiarity with DFT methodologies, test flows, and system validation approaches Skills & Qualifications [Required] Bachelor’s in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of experience, or Master’s with 5+ years, or PhD with relevant experience Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and drive root cause to closure Experience leading cross-functional technical efforts across design, validation, and customer teams Strong communication skills with ability to influence customer and internal stakeholders Experience managing multiple priorities, escalations, and technical reviews Demonstrated ability to represent the organization in customer-facing technical roles Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive deliverables independently [Preferred] Experience with memory and/or high-speed communication interfaces (DDR, LPDDR, PCIe, Ethernet, UCIe, USB) Understanding of analog/mixed-signal design practices Experience in customer-facing silicon debug and bring-up environments Familiarity with AI-assisted workflows and data-driven debug techniques We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.