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Looking for more ways to get involved with Cadence, the electronic design automation industry, or for ways to get recognition and take advantage of your new skills? Check out some of the opportunities below!

Cadence Intern and Entry Level Positions

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Interested in an incredible opportunity to work at Cadence? Cadence Design Systems is offering undergraduate internships and new college graduate entry-level positions this for Summer 2026! In 2025, Cadence hired 3 of their ~20 interns and multiple entry-level new college grads from Clemson, and you could be next! Boost your chances of securing a position with Cadence by engaging in self-paced training and accumulation digital badges as concrete evidence of your skills using the resources available on this site. Don’t miss out on this fantastic chance to kickstart your career!

For the internship positions, the selected students will spend their summer in San Jose, California - the heart of Silicon Valley, where they’ll spend 10-12 weeks of immersion in Cadence. This program includes opportunities for both hardware and software development engineers.

For the new college graduate positions, selected students will be located at one of Cadence’s many US sites. This full-time position will give new graduates the opportunity to spend their first year at Cadence focused on two different technical areas. This entry-level Application Engineer program is targeted at graduating students who want to get into the EDA industry, but who isn’t quite sure of where in the industry they might fit.

Ideal candidates will have many of the following on their resume:

  • Great ECE program with access to Cadence Tools (Clemson students already have this done, Go Tigers)

  • Good GPA (3.3 or higher), preferably completion of junior-level classes but willing to consider sophomores

  • Intern, academic project, or job experience in electronics, design, or systems

  • Public speaking and technical writing experience

  • Cadence Digital Badges – take the self-paced classes available to Clemson students

  • Experience in something that was not assigned by your professor – show how you are a self-starter at something.

Clemson students interested in Cadence positions are encouraged to spend this summer updating and bolstering their resume by completing some of Cadence’s self-paced online courses to be ready to apply for the positions in August with a demonstrated set of skills and interest in Cadence. Information regarding these intern and new grad positions can be found at the requisition links below.

Link for Interns: https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Univ_Careers/job/SAN-JOSE/Intern---Customer-Success-Team_R53121-2

Link for NCG: https://cadence.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Univ_Careers/job/SAN-JOSE/Application-Engineer_R53122-1

Technical Conferences

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If you’re a student, professor, or researcher looking to submit and present papers based on your work using Cadence’s design tools, check out Cadence’s events website to see a list of upcoming events online or worldwide that cover a range of topics for everything related to electronics design automation (EDA). These events are mostly Cadence sponsored, and the others are events that are general to the EDA industry but have the special interest of Cadence.

Another great opportunity to look into is the Design Automation Conference, which is the premier technical conference for the electronics design industry with highlighted areas relating to machine learning/artificial intelligence, EDA, embedded systems, designing on the cloud, and more! Their website contains a lot more information on the different speaker events, exhibitions, and student opportunities that the DAC has to offer. Additionally, there is a section of the conference targeted specifically to undergraduate and graduate students that includes design competitions, hacking competitions, and even opportunities for grants and scholarships.

Cadence Scholarships

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Cadence’s Future Innovators Scholarship is now open for applications!

Cadence values innovation in the next generation of the workforce. They also believe in building an environment that is driven by their One Cadence—One Team culture, and the internship program and relationships with key universities are critical parts of their strategy to support a broad pipeline of talent.

To further support this mission, they are offering the Cadence Future Innovators Scholarship for eligible students and interns. Scholarship recipients will be selected to receive a one-time scholarship of up to $5,000 to be paid directly to the institution.

Eligibility Requirements:

1 - Be enrolled as a full-time student at a U.S. accredited college or university in a Bachelor’s (current graduating high school seniors are not eligible), Master’s, or PhD program in the United States for the upcoming academic year, pursuing one of these majors.

2 - Minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.0

3 - Exemplify leadership and demonstrate passion in technology

4 - Be a U.S. Citizens, eligible noncitizens, or Dreamer per the FAFSA

5 - Demonstrated financial need per the FAFSA

More information and link to apply can be found here. The application window closes on Friday, February 27 at 12pm PST. We encourage students at Clemson to apply to receive support from Cadence to support their studies.

Learn more about all of the opportunities Cadence has open to students here!