Product Development Engineer
Core
Architecting, developing, validating, and productizing high-quality manufacturing test content for FPGAs to screen out manufacturing defects and guarantee outgoing part quality.
Role type
Product Development Engineer (Manufacturing Content Development)
Builds
Manufacturing test content for FPGA Reset, Configuration, SDM, and related infrastructure IPs
Domain
Semiconductor / FPGA / Digital Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
FPGA Reset/Configuration/SDM/DFX architectures, DFT methodologies (Scan, ATPG, MBIST, IJTAG), RTL design/synthesis/verification, fault grading, test time/coverage/yield analysis, Python/Perl/TCL scripting, semiconductor manufacturing test processes, digital/analog circuit fundamentals
Preferred skills
Pre-silicon test pattern simulation, root cause analysis of silicon failures, test time reduction strategies
Technologies
Scan chains, Memory BIST, ATPG, boundary scan, test compression, IJTAG, JTAG networks, SDM, Secure Device Manager
Responsibilities
Develop and implement DFT strategies to maximize fault coverage; Perform pre-silicon test pattern simulation and validation; Collaborate with RTL, DFT, and Design Verification teams; Analyze test results, debug silicon failures, and provide root cause analysis; Work with manufacturing teams to optimize test time, cost, and quality; Analyze early customer returns to drive test hole closure; Drive test time reduction through fallout data analysis
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC engineer