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The company pioneered a disaggregated networking architecture that transforms the economics of large-scale networks while maximizing performance, utilization, and operational efficiency. DriveNets-powered networks are deployed by global leaders, including AT&T and Comcast, supporting more than 30% of total U.S. internet traffic. DriveNets AI Fabric delivers full-stack networking for AI infrastructures, providing the highest-performance, Ethernet-based alternative to InfiniBand. The solution is deployed by hyperscalers, NeoClouds, and enterprises worldwide. With over $1B raised, DriveNets continues to push the boundaries of modern networking infrastructure.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a senior ATE Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy our next-generation automated manufacturing test platform for advanced telecom, high-density switching, and optical networking hardware.\nIn this role, you will bridge the gap between R&D hardware/firmware teams and high-volume manufacturing lines. You will take ownership of ingesting, refactoring, and consolidating disparate R&D scripts, diagnostic tools, and legacy software into a single, scalable, production-grade test platform.\nWe expect you to leverage modern AI-assisted development tools and workflows to maximize engineering efficiency, accelerate delivery timelines, and build highly robust, self-healing test automation. You will deploy test stations across global Contract Manufacturers (EMS/ODM), actively stabilize production lines through bring-up and ramp-up, and drive continuous test maintenance and root-cause failure analysis (RCA).\nKey Responsibilities\n Test Platform Architecture & Software Development:\nDesign, develop, and productize robust, modular test software frameworks for board-level (PCBA) and system-level manufacturing testing across multiple product lines and manufacturing sites.\n Codebase Unification & Refactoring:\nConsolidate and standardize R&D diagnostic libraries, silicon validation scripts, and firmware tools developed across various environments (Python, C# / Visual Studio, VB, ATEasy, Linux) into a unified, maintainable test execution engine.\nAI-Accelerated Development & Workflow Automation:\nActively integrate Generative AI tools and AI coding agents into your daily workflow to accelerate code conversion/refactoring, automate test case synthesis, generate edge-case validation scripts, and enhance overall codebase resilience.\n Production Line Deployment & Stabilization:\nDeploy test stations and fixtures to local and overseas EMS/CM production lines. Monitor, debug, and fine-tune test execution during NPI and ramp-up phases until yield, takt time, and test stability targets (CPK / First Pass Yield) are achieved.\nFailure Investigation & Intelligent RCA:\nInvestigate complex system-level and component-level test failures. Utilize advanced log analysis, structured telemetry, and pattern recognition to drive root-cause investigations and implement preventive software/hardware fixes.\nOngoing Test Maintenance & Optimization:\nProvide continuous operational Production line support and maintenance, bug fixes, software updates, and station cycle-time optimizations for active mass-production lines.\nR&D Collaboration & Test Specification:\nCollaborate closely with Hardware, Firmware, and Validation teams during early design phases to define test specifications, drive Design for Testability,\n Documentation & Technical Reporting:\nAuthor and maintain comprehensive testing documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), test coverage matrices, and detailed failure analysis reports.\nManufacturing Systems Integration:\nIntegrate automated test sequences with CM’s SFC/MES/QMS, serialized tracking, and central test log databases.\n Log Analysis & Analytics Tool Development:\nDesign and build dedicated log parsing, data visualization, and diagnostic analytics tools to streamline complex hardware/software debugging, accelerate root-cause analysis (RCA), and drive continuous production line cycle-time and yield optimization.\nRequirements\nB.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.\n5+ years of hands-on experience in ATE software development and production test engineering for complex telecom, networking, or optical hardware products.\nAdvanced, everyday practical mastery of AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, LLM-based coding agents, automated prompt-driven refactoring) to radically accelerate code delivery, debug legacy systems, and enforce code quality.\nStrong software engineering skills in Python and Linux environments.\nPractical experience with test development in C# (.NET / Visual Studio), VB, or specialized test sequencers such as ATEasy.\nProven track record of deploying, commissioning, and stabilizing ATE test benches at overseas tier-1 EMS/CM facilities.\nStrong grasp of digital and communication protocols (PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDIO, UART, Ethernet) and familiarity with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, high-speed traffic generators).\nStrong analytical and debugging skills to isolate issues between hardware defects, firmware bugs, test software, and fixture/cabling failures.\nExperience writing clear engineering documentation, test procedures (SOPs), and technical root-cause reports.\nExcellent verbal and written English communication skills; readiness to support global manufacturing sites (including occasional international travel for line bring-up).\nProven hands-on experience integrating ATE platforms and automated test tools with Contract Manufacturers MES, QMS, and Shop Floor Control (SFC) systems for automated serialization, unit routing, and quality data logging.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with high-density Ethernet switches, data center networking architectures.\nHands-on experience testing high-speed optical transceivers and SerDes interfaces.\nStrong advantage: Practical knowledge of high-speed SerDes configuration, link-tuning, and signal integrity validation.\nExperience implementing AI/ML-driven log parsers, anomaly detection, or predictive yield analytics for manufacturing telemetry.\nExperience integrating JTAG / Boundary Scan tools (JTAG Tech’) into automated manufacturing flows.\nFamiliarity with database architectures (SQL), data analytics, and SPC for production yield monitoring.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6492,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Israel","iso":"IL","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Network Security","Internet Service Providers"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T05:14:13Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":38,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/drivenets-ate-software-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/drivenets-ate-software-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T07:41:18Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11497,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1990259},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1990259"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdrivenets-ate-software-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdrivenets-ate-software-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdrivenets-ate-software-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/drivenets-ate-software-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdrivenets-ate-software-engineer"}]}