NVIDIA

Senior DFT Engineer

NVIDIA

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: ArizonaColoradoUnited States

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Salary

💰 $136,000 - $218,500 per year

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About the role

  • Define and implement SCAN, MBIST, and JTAG debug structures, applying sophisticated DFT techniques to drive post-Si testing plans
  • Drive the creation of ATPG and MBIST test vectors
  • Build DFT timing constraints and partner with the Physical Design and STA sign-off team to ensure timing closure in DFT mode
  • Work closely with the post-silicon team to bring up test patterns on silicon, ensuring flawless bringup
  • Collaborate with the CAD methodology team to introduce innovative and intelligent AI driven optimizations, improving efficiency in DFT implementation

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or M.S. in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of industry experience in DFT for high-performance ASICs
  • Practical experience with SCAN/MBIST/Test generation tools and processes for large SoC/ASIC
  • Domain expertise in DFT techniques such as ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, scan compression, MBIST, IEEE 1500 standard, and LBIST
  • Familiarity with ATPG Streaming SCAN Network (SSN) implementation
  • Experience with UDFMs like Cell Aware and Small Delay Defect
  • Consistent track record in yield estimation and test optimization
  • Experience working with real silicon in the lab and debugging DFT test sequences on ATE to resolve silicon issues
  • Solid understanding of RTL to GDS methodologies and formal equivalence
  • Excellent coding skills in Tcl and Python
  • Outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills with a strong desire to work as part of a team with varied strengths.
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Hard Skills & Tools
DFT techniquesATPGMBISTJTAGTclPythontest generationtiming closurescan compressionyield estimation
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillsorganizational skillsteam collaboration