Product Validation Engineer - 5973

Product Validation Engineer - 5973

Description

Company: Mentor Graphics

Job Title: Product Validation Engineer - 5973

Job Location: Egypt – Cairo

Job Category: R&D/Software Engineering

Job Duties:

• Aim to reach a high quality level for one or more of the following products:
• Analog Characterization Environment (ACETM)
• Integration of Mentor Graphics simulators in Custom IC Design Environments
• Responsible for the test plan definition and participate in quality plan definition of each release in coordination with development and marketing teams
• Create various test cases to evaluate new features using analog design languages
• Analyze defects reported by customers and automate their test cases
• Run the adequate tests, analyze the test reports, make the diagnosis of problems, report them to development teams and possibly suggest the way to solve them
• Consider different quality attributes (FURPS) while validating the various products with special emphasis on Usability (GUI) attributes
• Measure the test coverage and suggest improvements
• Use products as a designer and report issues and suggestions to enhance them
• Work closely with the development team to optimize the development and validation cycle time in an Agile process

Job Qualifications:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer or Electronic Engineering, with minimum of very good with honors
• Strong software programming skills with good knowledge of Analog/Mixed-Signal IC design flow
• Familiar with analog design or CAD engineering using Cadence Virtuoso® or Synopsis Custom Designer® analog design environments
• Experience in usage of commercial Spice simulators
• Knowledge or interest in QA methodology and development tools (version management, defect management, or test coverage) is highly desirable
• Preferred to have some knowledge of GUI testing principles (knowledge of QT and Squish is a plus)
• Scripting in one or more of the following is needed: Shell scripting, Python, Perl, Tcl/TK, SKILL
• Knowledge of C++ and Object Oriented concepts
• Fluent in English with good written and verbal communication skills
• Self-Motivated, highly attentive to details and able to work independently