DFT Engineer

Responsibilities

• You will create DFT specifications, create verification plans, and define the SoC test interface.
• You will develop and implement the DFT architecture and own its integration into large SoC blocks — including IP integration, system and control bus connectivity, and the integration of memories and hard macros.
• You will implement testbenches, generate directed and constrained-random tests, debug failures, run gate-level simulations, and close coverage.
• You will also generate structural test vectors, run synthesis and timing closure and work closely with Chip Architecture, DV, Physical Design, and Power teams to achieve first-tapeout success.
• Additional responsibilities include supporting STA, physical, power, and logical analysis for DFT modes, partnering with Test Engineers to bring up test vectors on silicon.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.Sc./M.Sc./PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Solid knowledge of industry-standard DFT practices, including ATPG, JTAG, MBIST, and the trade-offs between test quality and test time.
• Proficient in Verilog and/or VHDL, with hands-on experience using simulators and waveform debugging tools.
• Experience developing DFT specifications and driving DFT architecture and methods for designs.
• Proven understanding of design verification (DV) methodologies for validating DFT implementation in simulation pre-silicon.
• Proficient in a scripting language such as Python, TCL, or Perl, including familiarity or proficiency in leveraging generative AI tools to accelerate scripting and engineering workflows.
• Ability to fluently speak and write in English, including expressing complex technical concepts clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing DFT specifications and driving DFT architecture and methods for designs
• Proven Understanding of design verification (DV) methodologies for validating DFT implementation in simulation pre-silicon
• Experience debugging compressed ATPG patterns, MBIST, and JTAG/1500 related issues.
• Experience with STA constraints development and analysis for DFT modes, as well as SDF simulations.
• Ability to conduct experiments during silicon debug, gathering and analyzing data, and using scripting to support efficient handling of ATE data.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience in large SoC design or verification.