Automation Test Engineer

Company: Cadence Design Systems
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.Candidates must have the ability and desire to be part of a focused, high-energy team that works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment to solve challenging issues to ensure excellent reliability of a complex, cutting-edge system employed by industry leading silicon design companies.You must be able to drive solutions from rough requirements, be innovative, and work cross-functionally to achieve team goals. Best candidates will know how to read board schematics and design functional test cases from them, have experience testing ASICs, and know how to use automation to work smart.Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to:Interface with CMs and Production Test Engineers to setup and support automated test stationsAutomate and extend system tests (multi-board, multi-rack)Enhance Manufacturing Diagnostics to include Error Codes and advanced Test Coverage metrics for easy HW Failure identification across all test phasesRequirements: BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (MS preferred)Familiarity working in the areas of diagnostics for board and system level testFamiliarity with test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and data acquisition systemsAdvanced Python scripting skills required, knowledge of Unix/Linux and shell scripting is highly desiredC or C++ programming experienceExcellent communication and documentation skillsExperience or familiarity with the following is expected:Translating PCB Schematics to test casesWriting Functional Circuit Tests (FCT)Knowledge of Contract Manufacturer processesTelemetry and Board ManagersSERDES, ASICs, FPGAs, DDR3/4, I2C, SPI, Enet switches and devices, Optics, PCIE, board management controllersWe---re doing work that matters. Help us solve what others can---t.Full time

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