principal sales Account Executive ic · Posted May 17, 2026
$143,500 – $266,500
USD per year

About this role

Cadence Design Systems is hiring a principal-level Account Executive in the sales function based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with System Design. Compensation is listed at $143,500–$266,500 per year.

Role
Account Executive
Function
sales
Level
principal
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Jose, CA
Posted
May 17, 2026

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Job description

from Cadence Design Systems careers

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

Job Title: AE -  Verification IP, High-Performance Computing (HPC) Protocols

Location: San Jose, CA

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace industrial and health.

Job Summary:

In this role, you bridge the gap between Cadence's R&D and its customers by providing technical expertise for their Verification IP (VIP) portfolio. Drives development deployment of products and technologies and has material responsibility for the success of that product/technology. VIP Application Engineer is expected to be an expert in PCIe, UCIe and AMBA domain of Verification IP family- protocol and product-wise. Main role is to help accelerate VIP portfolio adoption at Cadence’s top tier customers by supporting pre-sales technical activities. The role demands strong independent execution combined with close collaboration across global R&D, Marketing, Product Engineering, Sales, and Support teams to ensure full product alignment. This role requires approximately 10% travel on average.

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