Intern: Software Engineer - Hardware Verification Systems

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

Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a motivated Intern: Software Engineer - Hardware Verification Systems to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to impact the world of technology. Cadence has been nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil and is also a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.

As an Intern: Software Engineer - Hardware Verification Systems, you will be part of HSV Software team in the SVG group in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. You will be working with the R&D team on the Hardware Job Scheduler product for managing emulation and prototype jobs. To understand more on what we do, you can visit Cadence Verification | Cadence. Working at Cadence is very dynamic, fast-paced, and integrated with other teams all around the world.

Job Description:

• Learn how to build and develop LLM-based agents using modern frameworks to automate complex design verification workflows
• Help connect AI agents to enterprise platforms so they can perform in wider workflows across products
• Design test suites to monitor and validate agent behavior, identify hallucinations and improve reliability
• Learn how to implement safety filters and human-in-the-loop mechanisms to ensure agents act within business constraints.

Requirements:

• Ongoing bachelor’s in computer science or computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Graduating in 12/2027 or 06/2028
• Availability to work in person: Savassi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Nice to have:

• Verbal and written communication skills in English
• Interested in learning Python programming language
• Familiarity of prompt engineering, tool calling and tokenization for models
• Familiarity with RAG pipelines and vector databases
• Familiarity with developing software using version control systems.
• Solid fundamentals in algorithms and data structures

Additional Job Details:

• Employment category: Internship
• Employment term: 20 hours/week.
• Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil.

About Cadence Design Systems:

Cadence is the only company that provides the expertise and tools, IP, and hardware required for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to chip packaging to boards and to systems. We enable electronic systems and semiconductor companies to create innovative products that transform the way people live, work, and play. Our products are used in mobile, consumer, cloud datacenter, automotive, aerospace, IoT, industrial and other market segments. For more information, access http://www.cadence.com

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