Siemens Hiring for Software Verification Specialist* at Saskatoon, SK Full Time

Job Title: Software Verification Specialist

Job Reference #: 283462

Job Location: Saskatoon, SK

We are looking for a talented software tester to join our technical team at the Saskatoon research & development site.

At Siemens EDA, the quality of our software is a top priority. We develop leading-edge chip design software that is used by most of the world’s largest technology companies. At the Saskatoon site, we develop custom software to solve problems in circuit verification, design automation, and other specialized fields within the semiconductor industry, recently highlighted here: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/success/arm-siemens-eda/.

You will be working at the cutting-edge of software development with industry-leading customers at one of the largest companies in the world. We differentiate from other products in our space through machine learning technology and creative algorithms, delivering huge accuracy, coverage, and speed advantages, and we do our product research in-house.

This position is located in brand-new and state-of-the-art offices at Innovation Place in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. While the pandemic is ongoing, most of our staff is working from home and we are able to onboard new staff either in the office or remotely.

Job Duties:
Work closely with our product team to identify testing priorities, create test plans for new features, develop automated tests, and evolve our culture of quality

Execute and improve our existing test plan in order to minimize the number of bugs that get released with the product

Diligently ensure that all answers produced by the software are correct

Develop practices and automated tests to prevent regressions

Job Qualifications:
Able to manually test new features and bug fixes within a complex, desktop application

Familiarity with automated software testing and regression prevention methods

Demonstrated expertise in: Linux, shell scripting, source control

Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) demonstrated through written test plans, bug reproduction steps, Jira issue comments, and communicating with team members

A team player: An ability to provide and to receive constructive feedback

Customer-focused; ability to prioritize tasks based on customer experience and ROI

Willingness to learn and interested in new challenges

Bonus points for: Jenkins administration, Squish or other GUI automation frameworks, Python programming, statistics (Monte Carlo analysis), source code inspection (Python, C/C++), static code analysis (Coverity), EDA CAD tools, electrical engineering practices, and release management

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At Siemens we are always challenging ourselves to build a better future. We need the most innovative and diverse Digital Minds to develop tomorrow’s reality. Find out more about the Digital world of Siemens here: www.siemens.com/careers/digitalminds

Organization: Digital Industries

Company: Mentor Graphics (Canada) ULC

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Job Type: Full-time

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