Cadence Design Systems Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
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Cadence Design Systems
Design Verification Engineer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was an on-campus placement. Resumes were shortlisted, and then an interview was scheduled directly after that – no written test involved. There were two rounds, each lasting an hour. Both rounds were technical and focused heavily on SystemVerilog and verification topics.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you provide a detailed explanation of your project?
Cadence Design Systems
Validation Engineer
Lead Average Positive experience Accept offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Other
The whole interview process took about 4 weeks. It started with a phone call for screening. Then, there were panel interviews on the first day, with around 4 rounds. Three of these were technical, and one was with HR. The interviewers were very friendly and seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me. After that, I was called back for two more rounds, which included technical, behavioral, and process-oriented questions.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you discuss your current work profile?
- Can you explain the testing methodologies employed at your present organization?
- What are your technical skills and knowledge?
Cadence Design Systems
Verification Engineer
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
This interview was for a Verification Engineer role in Pune, specifically for the Tensilica group. The face-to-face interview didn't feel like it was with Cadence. In the first round, the interviewer asked about my past projects and the work I'd done, along with some basic questions, and gave hints when I got stuck. The second interviewer was quite rude and uninterested, even stepping out during the interview. The questions were simple, involving swapping and many arithmetic operations. They wanted the same task done in C or another way, possibly related to their work or a specific approach they were looking for, but his unprofessional behavior and communication made me reconsider working in that culture and avoid the questions.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you demonstrate swapping in SystemVerilog?
- How would you perform swapping in C?
- Could you show swapping using another method?
Cadence Design Systems Hardware Test / Validation Engineer Interview Questions
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“How would you determine the size of an array in SystemVerilog without using the foreach loop?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the difference between Moore and Mealy circuits?”
Read reports →“How would you implement a frequency divide by 7 circuit?”
Read reports →“Can you write a dynamic array in Verilog?”
Read reports →“How would you randomize a variable vector to ensure unique values without using the standard system Verilog keyword for this purpose?”
Read report →“What is the hierarchy of a SystemVerilog TestBench?”
Read report →“What are the basics of digital electronics?”
Read report →“What are basic digital circuits like Counters and flip flops?”
Read report →“Could you write the Verilog code for an asynchronous FIFO?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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