Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025
Overview
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 435 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #147 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 295 were certified (67.8% approval rate), taking about 314 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $143,405.
435
PERM filings
67.8%
approval
1
denied
$143,405
median wage
314d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 285 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (69%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India196
- China52
- Taiwan9
- South Korea7
- Canada4
- Russia2
- Iran2
- Brazil2
- Bangladesh2
- Sweden1
Prior visa status
- H-1B239
- L-134
- F-15
- O-12
- L-21
- TN1
Education
- Master's184
- Bachelor's53
- Doctorate43
- Other5
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Cadence Design Systems, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 104 | $148,012 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 102 | $141,807 |
| Sales Engineers | 90 | $141,301 |
| Software Developers | 57 | $153,617 |
| Bioinformatics Scientists | 5 | $96,123 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | 5 | $122,256 |
| Computer Systems EngineersArchitects | 4 | $153,702 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 4 | $159,411 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3 | $140,327 |
| Validation Engineers | 3 | $115,287 |
Common job titles
Wage range
$125,000
25th
$143,405
median
$165,000
75th
$181,279
90th
Law firms used
- Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP183
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.150
- Pearl Law Group77
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C.23
- Corporate Immigration Partners1
- Corporate Immigration Partners, LLC1
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21065-59061 | Lead Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 10, 2021 |
| A-21064-59049 | Senior Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 10, 2021 |
| A-20269-03818 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Burlington, MA | Aug 5, 2021 |
| A-20267-03317 | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 5, 2021 |
| A-20267-03304 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 5, 2021 |
| A-20261-01185 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 5, 2021 |
| A-21056-56080 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 4, 2021 |
| A-21056-56055 | Sr. Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified - Expired | Austin, TX | Aug 4, 2021 |
| A-20267-03315 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Aug 3, 2021 |
| A-21044-52132 | Design Engineering Architect | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jul 23, 2021 |
| A-21048-53215 | Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jul 22, 2021 |
| A-21047-52779 | Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jul 22, 2021 |
| A-21026-46029 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jul 19, 2021 |
| A-20271-04444 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20272-04570 | Product Engineering Director | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20272-04543 | Lead Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20271-04378 | Staff Systems Engineer (IT Staff Business System Analyst) | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20271-04372 | Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20270-04289 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Burlington, MA | May 17, 2021 |
| A-20269-04190 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 13, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.