Principal Software Engineer

Cadence Design Systems Inc. is looking for a highly motivated Principal Software Engineer in Test to be a part of the AWR Research and Development team. You will be exposed to various capabilities of the AWR software platform, which is used for RF/microwave circuit design.

Duties include:

• Define processes and test methodologies to maintain software quality.
• Work with both R&D and Product Engineering to define test strategies and test plans.
• Evolve testing infrastructure to add capability.
• Create new test cases (manual and automated) to verify/validate enhancements and fixes.
• Position may include some travel.

You will love this job if you:

• Enjoy solving challenging problems with creative solutions.
• Enjoy learning new skills.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelors in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering + 4 years of related experience, or  Masters +2 years of related experience.
• Experience with software testing of desktop applications including automation testing. (preferred)
• Experience with test development using Python or other scripting languages.
• Experience with compiled languages, C++ preferred.
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Great problem-solving and debugging skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with Qt 5 Framework
• Experience with electronic design automation (EDA) software tools
• Experience with industry standard test automation tools, such as Squish.
• Experience with static and dynamic code analysis tools, like clang-tidy, PVS Studio, Valgrind, etc.
• Experience with Visual Studio or VS Code.

For Colorado-based roles: Annual salary range of $75,000 to $125,000. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits. Our benefits programs includes: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.