Job Title Lead Verification Engineer
Location Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
Overview This is an opportunity to join a energetic and growing team of experienced engineers developing high‑performance physical IP for industry‑standard protocols. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated self‑starter who can work independently to complete assigned tasks within required project timelines with high quality. The candidate will primarily be responsible for the verification of digital RTL and development of reusable verification components and environments. It is also expected that the candidate will contribute to all aspects of digital verification including flow development, test plan development and execution, functional coverage closure, and code coverage closure. The ideal candidate will have a fundamental understanding of the end‑to‑end verification flow in order to accurately and efficiently communicate with all members of the technical staff regarding overall project development progress and status. The most successful candidates will demonstrate excellent command of fundamental logic principles as well as excellent problem‑solving and communication skills. The candidate should be able to work as part of a small focused team of engineers and collaborate successfully with design teams, verification teams, project management, and digital and analog design teams worldwide. The candidate should be willing to work full time in the Montreal, Quebec, Canada office and be willing to travel as required by job function (expectation is 5% travel or less). Design IP is a growing organization within Cadence and our complete IP portfolio can be found here.
Responsibilities Verification of digital RTL and development of reusable verification components and environments.




Contribution to all aspects of digital verification such as flow development, test plan development and execution, functional coverage closure, and code coverage closure.
Accurate and efficient communication with technical staff regarding project development progress and status.
Collaboration with design, verification, project management, and digital and analog design teams across multiple worldwide geographies.
Minimum Experience Bachelor of Science in Electrical (EE)/Computer Engineering (CPE) or Computer Science (CSC)
Understanding of verification architecture and methodologies
Understanding of Metric Driven Verification
Understanding of Universal Verification Methodologies
Understanding of the identification, planning and creation of functional coverage and checks
Understanding of System Verilog Assertions (SVAs)
Understanding of digital design flow
Preferred Experience Master of Science in EE/CPE/CSC
Experience with System Verilog UVM coding language is desired
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Ruby, Sed, or Awk is also strongly preferred
Exposure to Standard Protocol knowledge for any of the following areas: PCIe, USB, SATA, Ethernet, Display Port, HDMI
Exposure to Formal Verification Technologies
Exposure to Mixed Signal Design experience
Experience with Cadence tools
Exposure to Low Power verification experience using CPF or UPF
Cadence is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce.



Titre Concepteur en Vérification Numérique
Localisation Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
Description Cadence Design Systems est à la recherche de candidats d’excellence pour joindre une équipe expérimentée et dynamique d’ingénieurs en charge du développement d’IP au service des standards de l’industrie. Le candidat sélectionné aura la charge de la vérification de modules numériques RTL et du développement de modules de vérification réutilisables. Le candidat sera aussi amené à contribuer à toutes les phases du processus de vérification : élaboration du plan de vérification, codage des points de couverture, génération de stimuli et analyse de couverture. Le candidat devra posséder des connaissances de base des méthodes de design et de vérification des composantes numériques. Le candidat devra être autonome, dynamique et démontrer de très bonnes qualités de communication. Le groupe de design IP est une équipe multidisciplinaire composée d’ingénieurs provenant de divers sites à travers le monde. Faisant parti du groupe de vérification, le candidat sera amené à collaborer avec diverses disciplines et phases de la réalisation complète d’IP matériel : design numérique et analogique, design physique, production, etc. Le groupe de design IP est une organisation grandissante. Le catalogue complet se trouve au site suivant : Expérience Minimum Baccalauréat en Ingénierie électrique, sciences appliquées ou domaine connexe.
Compréhension des principes de base de la vérification de composantes numériques.
Compréhension de base de la vérification basée sur les métriques (Metric Driven Verification).
Connaissance des Méthodes de Vérification Universelles (UVM)

📌 Lead digital verification engineer (Quebec City)
🏢 Cadence
📍 Quebec City