🇺🇸Cadence jobs in California
77 open roles mentioning Cadence in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Astera Labs, Tenstorrent, Celero Communications, Inc., Lightmatter and DensityAI have the most. The median advertised salary is $212K.
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- Staff Engineer, Digital ASIC Design — Storage ControllersSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—Lead and aboveMachine LearningVerilogStorage systems
- Sr/Staff Digital Design EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$164K - $222KLead and abovePythonBashVerilog
- Physical Design and CAD EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KPythonHardware interfacesCompilers
- DFT EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; Fort Collins, Colorado, Uni… · +1 more location—VerilogHardware interfacesCompilers
- Principal Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonFirmwareHardware interfaces
- Principal PCS/PMA RTL Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonVerilogPerl
- Technical Lead Digital Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KLead and abovePythonVerilogTest planning
- EDA Tools & Design Automation EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States—PythonLinuxCI/CD
- EDA and CAD Lead Engineer / ManagerAttoTude · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA, Bethlehem, PA—Lead and abovePythonPerlShell scripting
- Physical Design Engineer, New GradSambaNova · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$120K - $150KJuniorPythonPerlTest planning
- Synthesis & STA Engineer – High-Speed SerDesAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$160K - $200KPythonVerilogPerl
- Photonics Layout EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$98K - $164KPythonGitOptics
- Senior Electrical EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$161K - $212KSeniorPythonComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Electrical Engineer InternSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States—HybridInternFirmwareTest equipmentHardware interfaces
- Principal / Senior Principal Electrical Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonFirmwareHardware testing
- Electromechanical Integration Engineer - Air VehiclesAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$132K - $175KComputer VisionSecurity clearanceMechatronics
- Principal Mixed Analog Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$170K - $210KLead and aboveTest planningHardware testingHardware interfaces
- Staff Photonics Design & PDK Modeling EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸🇨🇦Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA; Toronto, ON$185K - $220KLead and abovePythonVerilogNumPy
- Physical Design EngineerSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—PythonMachine LearningPerl
- Hardware Board Validation Engineering, DirectorAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$238K - $265KLead and aboveVideo editingTechnical writingFirmware
- Tech Lead, Digital Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$176K - $195KLead and abovePythonHardware interfacesASIC
- Design Verification Emulation, HardwareRiver AI Inc. · 🇺🇸Austin, TX, Palo Alto, CA$200K - $420KPythonC++CI/CD
- Mixed Signal IC Layout EngineerTenstorrent · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California, United States—PythonRF engineeringAnalog design
- Sr. Staff / Principal Physical Design EngineerSK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—Lead and abovePythonMachine LearningPerl
- Principal High-Speed Analog Layout Design EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA · +1 more location$150K - $250KLead and abovePythonControl systemsRF engineering
- Principal Physical Verification EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA · +1 more location$150K - $250KLead and abovePythonShell scriptingAnalog design
- Principal DFT EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$200K - $240KLead and abovePythonLinuxVerilog
- Senior RF EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$219K - $276KSeniorPower AutomateFirmwareHardware testing
- Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$207K - $230KLead and aboveTest planningHardware testingHardware interfaces
- Principal Electrical Design EngineerAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonFirmwareHardware testing
- PCB Layout Engineer, RoboticsOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$318K - $485KHybridHardware testingHardware interfacesPCB design
- Principal Electrical Engineer – Smart Cable ModulesAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonFirmwareHardware testing
- Hardware Engineer, TestOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$177K - $300KHybridPythonMachine LearningBash
- Staff/Sr Staff Electro-Optic Link Codesign EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$180K - $260KLead and abovePythonVerilogData quality
- Principal Analog Design EngineerCelero Communications, Inc. · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA · +1 more location$150K - $250KLead and aboveAnalog designASICCadence
- PCB Layout EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$150K - $215KPCB designCadenceCAD
- Package Layout EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$165K - $225KRailsPCB designASIC
- Staff Photonics Design and Layout EngineerLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$175K - $230KLead and abovePythonData centersHigh-performance computing
- Senior Analog & Mixed-Signal IC DesignerPhizenix · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, CA / Irvine, CA—SeniorTest equipmentRF engineeringAnalog design
- Principal CAD Methodology Engineer, Physical DesignAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$185K - $240KLead and abovePythonCI/CDPerl
- Analog/Mixed Signal ArchitectLightmatter · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; Mountain View, CA$149K - $216KVerilogData centersHigh-performance computing
- EDA Engineer (RFIC Engineering)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Irvine, CA$125K - $150KPythonLLMLinux
- System Validation Engineer - All Levels (AI Fabric Switches)Astera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$148K - $255KPythonC++Linux
- Signal Integrity & Power Integrity EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$215K - $275KHardware interfacesPCB designCadence
- Electrical Engineer, Hardware SystemsDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$230K - $280KRailsFirmwareTest equipment
- Physical Design EngineerCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$180K - $280KPython.NETCompilers
- Hardware Design Engineering, Senior Director - Signal Connectivity Rack-Scale PlatformsAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$220K - $280KLead and aboveAirflowAWSMandarin
- Physical Design Timing EngineerDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$220K - $320KCompilersRTL designCadence
- DV Formal VerificationDensityAI · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$200K - $320KRTL designCadence
- Principal Physical Design Engineer, STAAstera Labs · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$209K - $250KLead and abovePythonVerilogPerl
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Who is hiring for Cadence roles in California
What Cadence roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $216K | 22 |
| Lead and above | $212K | 31 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about Cadence jobs in California
- How many Cadence jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 77 open Cadence jobs in California at 19 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 1 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Cadence jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Astera Labs (21), Tenstorrent (10), Celero Communications, Inc. (8), Lightmatter (7) and DensityAI (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Cadence jobs in California?
- None of the 77 open Cadence jobs in California are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do Cadence jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $212K, based on 56 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $193K and $245K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the Cadence jobs in California?
- 2 of the 77 open Cadence jobs in California (3%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 62 postings that state experience, the median asks for 7 years. 19 companies are hiring and 1 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing Cadence jobs in California?
- 9 of the 77 open Cadence jobs in California (12%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, Computer Vision, AI. Employers still list 77 such roles today at 19 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do Cadence jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Cadence (100%), ASIC (69%), Python (62%), Hardware interfaces (47%), RTL design (44%) of the 77 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in Cadence jobs in California?
- Physical Design Engineer (6), DFT Engineer (2), Principal High (2), Principal Physical Verification Engineer (2), PCB Layout Engineer (2): the most common titles among the 77 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are Cadence jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 77 Cadence jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 19 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 1 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $212K. 0 (0%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for Cadence jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.
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