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Principal DFT Engineer

Austin (Oakhill, Office)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and verify Digital Front-End (DFT) architectures for next-gen automotive processing, edge processing, and radar products.

Role type

Principal DFT Engineer (IC)

Builds

Scan architectures, JTAG, memory BIST, and ATPG patterns for automotive MCUs/MPUs

Domain

Automotive semiconductor design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL), Scan insertion, JTAG, Memory BIST, ATPG, DRC analysis, ATPG coverage analysis, Power-aware simulation, Wafer probe bringup, Regression suite management

Preferred skills

Debugging simulation failures, Timing/SDF analysis, NXP DFT flows

Technologies

Verilog, VHDL, NXP DFT flows, ATPG, SDF

Responsibilities

Handle RTL design for DFT changes at subsystem and top levels; Insert and verify MBIST RTL; Analyze and fix Scan DRCs; Analyze ATPG reports and generate patterns for ATE; Insert TAP, IOs, and Test Pinmux; Manage power-aware RTL/GLS simulation and regression suites; Bring up patterns on wafer probe and final test.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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