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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24162-091033 | Product (Mechanical) Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 8, 2025 |
| G-100-24162-091223 | Sr. Principal Program Manager | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 8, 2025 |
| G-100-24068-785050 | Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 3, 2025 |
| G-100-24075-804757 | Sr. Principal Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 3, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-801540 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 3, 2025 |
| G-100-24068-784931 | Software Engineer | Certified | Austin, TX | Sep 3, 2025 |
| G-100-24068-784830 | Software Engineer | Certified | Burlington, MA | Aug 26, 2025 |
| G-100-24061-765339 | PLM Configuration Analyst | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 26, 2025 |
| G-100-25234-262240 | Product Management Director | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Aug 22, 2025 |
| G-100-24232-278096 | Software Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Aug 19, 2025 |
| G-100-24152-059085 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24152-058975 | Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24152-058861 | Sr. Principal Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24130-977094 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24095-857146 | Software Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 29, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-801975 | Scientific Developer | Certified | Santa Fe, NM | Jul 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-799834 | Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified | Austin, TX | Jul 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-800399 | Application Scientist | Certified | Boston, MA | Jul 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-800636 | Systems Engineer | Certified | Sandston, VA | Jul 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-800643 | Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | Certified | Austin, TX | Jul 15, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.