Principal Design Engineer

Cadence Design Systems • Cary, NC

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About The Position

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. We are a small group of individuals designing among the most complex chip in the world getting into the award-winning Cadence Design Systems Palladium platform. As such we are seeking an experienced DFT engineer whose role will span across the full spectrum of the DFT implementation: from architecture definition through silicon testing and debug. This individual will have cross-functional teams’ interactions not only within our group but across Cadence and the multiple BU involved in our developments.

Requirements

• BS with a minimum of 7 years of experience OR MS with a minimum of 5 years of experience OR PhD with a minimum of 1 year of experience
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience in SoC DFT.
• Strong expertise in SCAN, ATPG, MBIST.
• Experience with pre-silicon validation and post-silicon debug.
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional engineering environment.

Nice To Haves

• Scripting experience (TCL, Perl, Python or equivalent) for flow automation and analysis.
• Experience with IP-level DFT integration and reuse.
• Exposure to low-power DFT considerations and complex clocking architectures.
• Familiarity with manufacturing test flows and silicon yield improvement.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement SoC level DFT architecture for large and complex designs.
• Develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN and iJTAG.
• Perform DFT insertion, verification, and coverage analysis at block and SoC levels.
• Drive pre-silicon DFT sign-off, including DRC closure and coverage targets.
• Support post-silicon debug, failure analysis and yield learning.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design and operation teams.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity throughout all levels of the organization.
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, basis of disability, or any other protected class.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed