At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Work with the Cadence global silicon solutions teams who are designing semiconductor IP for the top electronic product companies in the world, in leading edge semiconductor processes, using the latest industry tools and methodologies. As a Technical Quality Engineer and member of the Silicon Solutions Group global quality team, you will collaborate with IP design teams, methodology teams, CAD teams, and engineering management, to ensure that we are constantly improving our processes and consistently delivering the highest quality product to our customers.

You will be the quality champion for one or more design organizations within SSG and be responsible for analyzing design defects to determine root causes, defining design QA and release QC processes, and maximizing the efficiency of these processes through implementation of agentic AI systems. You will communicate key information to senior engineering management by summarizing and interpreting the quality metrics that measure the effectiveness of our quality systems. Finally, you will participate in quality certification activities for standards such as ISO 9001, and support foundry IP quality programs for leading foundries.

Experience: 7+ years Hands-on experience in one or more areas of analog or digital IC design or verification, or experience in silicon fabrication quality assurance/control.

Experience in defect management and defect analysis processes such as RCA, 5Why, 8D is a plus. Strong communication skills, quality consciousness, proactivity,



and sense of responsibility. Strong problem analysis and teamwork skills.

Actively participate on the global SSG Quality Team. Represent the SSG Quality Team to customers and partners. Define and maintain quality procedures for multiple design teams. Improve effectiveness and efficiency of quality procedures through implementation of agentic AI systems.

Generate, interpret, and communicate quality metrics.

Perform

Root-Cause-Analysis and identify Corrective Actions. Assist design teams in preparation of Failure Analysis reports. Maintain quality certifications such ISO 9001 and ISO 26262. Support participation in external semiconductor foundry quality programs.

Participer activement à l'équipe mondiale Qualité SSG. Représenter l'équipe Qualité SSG auprès des clients et des partenaires. Définir et tenir à jour les procédures qualité pour plusieurs équipes de conception.

Améliorer l'efficacité et la performance des procédures qualité grâce à la mise en œuvre de systèmes d'IA autonome (agentic AI). Générer, interpréter et communiquer les indicateurs de qualité. Réaliser des analyses des causes et identifier les actions correctives.





Aider les équipes de conception à préparer les rapports d'analyse de défaillance. Maintenir les certifications qualité telles que ISO 9001 et ISO 26262. Soutenir la participation aux programmes qualité externes des fonderies de semi-conducteurs.

The annual salary range for Canada is 130,200 CAD to 241,800 CAD. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and perks. paid vacation and paid holidays ~a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options ~ Help us solve what others can’t. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and in equity seeking groups.

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📌 Sr. Principal Technical Quality Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Cadence Design Systems
📍 Toronto