Senior Test Engineer

Cadence Design Systems
Mexico
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Python","Linux","Shell scripting","AI coding agents","Board schematics","Test automation"]

Join Cadence as a Senior Test Engineer driving automated hardware diagnostics and test workflows for high-density silicon systems. Lead development of modular test solutions, GUI test execution, and Linux-based automation, collaborating with contract manufacturers to ensure reliable, scalable production testing of ASICs, FPGAs, and SerDes-enabled boards.

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Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems
4 months ago

Senior Test Engineer

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Job Summary

Join Cadence as a Senior Test Engineer driving automated hardware diagnostics and test workflows for high-density silicon systems. Lead development of modular test solutions, GUI test execution, and Linux-based automation, collaborating with contract manufacturers to ensure reliable, scalable production testing of ASICs, FPGAs, and SerDes-enabled boards.
Location: Mexico
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Interface with contract manufacturers and Production Engineers to set up and support automated system testing and board Test Cells.
  • •Extend the company’s automated tests platform and assist in next-gen improvements including adding a GUI for test execution and result review.
  • •Maintain and extend functional diagnostics and APIs using modular design to test hardware.
  • •Maintain and extend automation of Linux workstation setup.
  • •Identify and drive enhancements to production test processes to improve reliability and efficiency.

Key Requirements

  • •BA/BS degree or equivalent degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • •Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • •Python scripting skills and knowledge of Unix/Linux and shell scripting
  • •Familiarity and previous experience with SERDES, ASICs, FPGAs, DDR3/4, I2C, SPI, ENET switches and devices, Optics, PCIE, board management controllers
  • •Experience Using AI coding agents: Claude Code, Cursor, Github Copilot, Codex or equivalent
Experience:SemiconductorsHardware testingElectronics
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:PythonLinuxShell scriptingAI coding agentsBoard schematicsTest automation
Languages:EnglishSpanish
Tech Stack:PythonUnixLinuxI2CSPIDDR3/4FPGAASICSERDESPCIEENETGUI

Company Brief

Cadence Design Systems
Provides electronic design automation (EDA) software, IP, and services for semiconductor and systems companies to design, verify, and implement integrated circuits, systems-on-chip, and electronic systems across industries including communications, automotive, and consumer electronics.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1988
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