Firmware and Diagnostics Engineer

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.; Belo Horizonte; On-site; BRL 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems Inc. in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is seeking a motivated Firmware and Diagnostics Engineer to develop, validate, and support firmware and diagnostic software for complex hardware systems.

You will contribute to hardware bring-up, system validation, manufacturing and field diagnostics, and triage issues with cross-functional teams. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science and 1–3 years in embedded firmware, diagnostics,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Typically 1 to 3 years of experience in embedded firmware, diagnostics, hardware validation, board bring-up, or system-level debug.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and working knowledge of Python, Tcl, Bash, or Perl.
• Understanding of embedded systems concepts, firmware interfaces, hardware registers, boot flows, device drivers, and low-level debug methods.
• Experience using debug tools such as serial console, JTAG, logic analyzer, oscilloscope, lab power equipment, or hardware telemetry logs.
• Ability to read and interpret hardware specifications, schematics, interface documents, diagnostic procedures, and test plans.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize facts, evidence, assumptions, and hypotheses during debug.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for documenting technical findings and collaborating across engineering teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Portuguese.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and support firmware and diagnostic software for complex hardware systems.
• Contribute to hardware bring-up, system validation, manufacturing and field diagnostics, and issue triage.
• Deliver well-defined technical tasks, debug issues using structured evidence, and collaborate with firmware, hardware, product engineering, validation, and field support teams.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded firmware

Diagnostics

Debugging hardware

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Serial console

Hardware telemetry logs

Job description

BELO HORIZONTE

Full time

R56018

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (https://www.cadence.com/) is looking for a motivated Firmware and Diagnostics Engineer to work with us in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Cadence is de-facto leader in Semiconductor verification, implementation, Design and Verification IP, analog simulation, timing closure. Palladium (http://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/tools/system-design-and-verification/emulation-and-prototyping/palladium.html) is industry leading Emulation platform based on our proprietary hardware. Extensive runtime features for optimal use of Palladium boards, debugging hardware by trigger, dynamic waveform dump, and full vision wave dump are unique in emulation market. Conceptually Palladium (http://www.cadence.com/en_US/home/tools/system-design-and-verification/emulation-and-prototyping/palladium.html) is a supercomputer using up to multi thousands of processors to emulate hardware designs. This platform is used for debugging complex and large hardware designs and system on a chip.

Job Description:

• Develop, validate, and support firmware and diagnostic software for complex hardware systems.

• Contribute to hardware bring-up, system validation, manufacturing and field diagnostics, and issue triage.

• Deliver well-defined technical tasks, debug issues using structured evidence, and collaborate effectively with firmware, hardware, product engineering, validation, and field support teams.

  Requirements:

• Complete Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

• Typically 1 to 3 years of experience in embedded firmware, diagnostics, hardware validation, board bring-up, or system-level debug.

• Proficiency in C/C++ and working knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, Bash, or Perl.

• Understanding of embedded systems concepts, firmware interfaces, hardware registers, boot flows, device drivers, and low-level debug methods.

• Experience using debug tools such as serial console, JTAG, logic analyzer, oscilloscope, lab power equipment, or hardware telemetry logs.

• Ability to read and interpret hardware specifications, schematics, interface documents, diagnostic procedures, and test plans.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize facts, evidence, assumptions, and hypotheses during debug.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills for documenting technical findings and collaborating across engineering teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Portuguese.

Nice to have:

• Experience with FPGA-based prototyping systems, hardware emulation platforms, high-speed interconnect, board management firmware, or hardware diagnostic frameworks.

• Familiarity with diagnostics for Ethernet/IP reachability, blade-to-blade connectivity, cable discovery, voltage/current/temperature telemetry, clock synchronization, memory tests, and peripheral validation.

• Experience with CI/CD workflows, automated regression testing, build systems, and release qualification for firmware or diagnostic software.

• Working knowledge of common hardware failure modes, connectivity failure, cable integrity issues, timing or frequency sensitivity, thermal anomalies, and component-level failures.

• Experience working with geographically distributed engineering, validation, product engineering, field service, or customer-facing support teams.

Additional Job Details:

• Employment category: CLT

• Employment term: 40 hours/week.

• Competitive benefits.

• Location: Av Contorno 5800, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil.

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