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-20270-04316 | Software Architect | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04311 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04306 | Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04300 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Austin, TX | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04293 | Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04212 | Solutions Engineer | Certified - Expired | Austin, TX | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20270-04195 | Product Validation Engineer | Certified - Expired | Burlington, MA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20269-04187 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 5, 2021 |
| A-20265-02106 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Burlington, MA | Apr 28, 2021 |
| A-20265-02076 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Apr 28, 2021 |
| A-20268-03740 | Application Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Apr 27, 2021 |
| A-20267-03140 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Apr 27, 2021 |
| A-20261-01175 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Apr 27, 2021 |
| A-20086-35837 | Sr. Principal Application Engineer | Certified - Expired | Austin, TX | Mar 18, 2021 |
| A-20085-35360 | Sr. Principal Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 18, 2021 |
| A-20084-34720 | Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Columbia, MD | Feb 5, 2021 |
| A-20080-33663 | Lead Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Feb 5, 2021 |
| A-20079-33049 | Sr. Principal Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Feb 5, 2021 |
| A-20075-30962 | Sr. Principal Product Engineer | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Feb 5, 2021 |
| A-20073-30761 | Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Feb 5, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.