Sr. Design for Test (DFT) Engineer

Lightmatter•Boston, MA

8d•$154,000 - $218,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Design for Test Engineer you will work closely with all disciplines involved in chip design and product operations to design, validate, and deploy test solutions for digital, analog, and photonic logic. You will be involved in a variety of tasks including logic design, validation and logic simulations, scripting, timing closure, post-silicon planning and bring up, and bringing products to market.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
At least 5 years of industry experience working on DFT-related activities for advanced ASIC designs
Proven experience in pre-silicon design activities
Work independently on daily tasks and projects, while seeking guidance for new and unfamiliar assignments.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or TCL
Solid understanding of DFT concepts such as Scan, ATPG, memory test, and JTAG
Knowledge of Basic SoC Architecture and HDL languages like Verilog
Experience working with commercial EDA DFT tools on MBIST, ATPG, and Boundary Scan.

Nice To Haves

Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of industry experience working on ASIC designs with multiple production-quality ASIC tapeouts
Prior experience working on DFT related tasks in either logic design, validation, implementation or pattern generation and coverage analysis
Understanding of industry standards and practices in DFT, including JTAG/BSCAN, at-speed Scan-ATPG, MBIST, and trade-offs between test quality and test time
Ability to conduct experiments during silicon debug, gathering and analyzing data, and utilize scripting to support efficient handling of ATE data
Understanding of Timing, Physical Design, and Power impact of DFT structures
Strong teamwork and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple functional teams across a variety of fields

Responsibilities

Create new chip, module, and system-level DFT solutions for our highly integrated photonics-based AI platform
Develop and deploy DFT methodologies for our next generation products
Provide architecture for integrated electronics/analog/digital test including ATPG and boundary scan
Work with RTL designers to define front-end integration
Work with physical-design engineers to provide backend integration
Create automated flow that can scale with the team and company
Support initial silicon bring-up through debug
Validate DFT implementation and requirements
Proactively solve problems while managing deliverables in a fast-paced, evolving environment.