Director System Engineering & Integration

**At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Position Overview** The Director of System Engineering & Integration leads the definition, architecture, and execution of end-to-end system integration across silicon, hardware, firmware, network and software for complex emulator platforms. This role owns the integration strategy, system bring-up, and verification required to deliver production-ready systems, while driving alignment across globally distributed, cross-functional teams. **Leadership & Organizational Excellence** * Build and lead global engineering teams responsible for system integration and validation. * Drive execution excellence, organizational scaling, and talent development. * Foster strong collaboration across hardware, firmware, software, ASIC, and operations teams. **System Architecture & Integration Strategy** * Define the system integration architecture and technical strategy across ASIC, hardware, firmware, FPGA, and system software. * Establish design-for-integration principles, interface contracts, and integration readiness criteria. * Guide cross-functional technical decisions across interconnects, embedded systems, and system infrastructure. **System Integration, Bring-up & Validation** * Own end-to-end integration and bring-up of multi-subsystem platforms. * Define and drive system-level validation and verification strategies, including performance and stress testing. * Lead resolution of complex cross-layer issues across hardware and software. **Methodology, Tooling & Infrastructure** * Establish scalable validation infrastructure, automation frameworks, and test environments. * Drive standardization and reuse of system-level test methodologies. **Execution & Product Delivery** * Own system readiness from bring-up to production release, ensuring performance and reliability targets. * Partner with engineering and product leadership to ensure predictable delivery. **Qualifications** * Deep expertise in system engineering across silicon, hardware, firmware, drivers, OS and software. * Experience in integrating and delivering complex multi-interface systems. * Knowledge of large computing rack system architecture. * Proven system-level debugging capability and complex system issue root cause resolutions. * Experience leading global, cross-functional engineering teams. * Deep experience with interconnect technologies like Ethernet, RoCE / UEC, DDRx, PCIe. **Education:** * BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fieldwith a minimum of 12 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 10 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 8 years of experience * Masters / advanced degree in related field preferred. **Preferred Skills** * Communication infrastructures such as PCIe, Infiniband, and distributed Ethernet network setups. * Distro-independent full spectrum of Linux in kernel space and user space in both server and embedded system, including system administration. * Distributed computing with high-availability and scalability. * System virtualization and containerization and real-world applications. **Impact** Drives successful integration and delivery of complex emulator systems, ensuring seamless interaction across hardware, firmware, network, and software while shaping system engineering practices at scale. _The annual salary range for California is $178,500 to $331,500. 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._ **We’re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can’t.** -------------------------------------------------------------------