Silicon DFT Engineer — Multiple Levels

Graphcore; Cambridge; In loco; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working

Generous leave

Retirement planning support

Phantom equity

Office spaces with free food

Income protection and life assurance

Private medical insurance options

Dental cover and cycle to work

Descrizione del lavoro

Graphcore in Cambridge seeks a DFT Engineer to define and implement DFT architecture for AI silicon. You will develop flows, verify implementations and support silicon bring-up, collaborating with design, verification, physical design and product teams.

You’ll explore test vectors, ATPG, and scan-based testing, while using Verilog/SystemVerilog and scripting to streamline DFT methodologies. A team-focused, knowledge-sharing culture supports growth and learning.

Competenze

• Strong DFT knowledge across JTAG/IJTAG/Core Test/SSN/OCC and test compression.
• Experience defining DFT architecture and driving verification.
• Hands-on Verilog RTL with SystemVerilog; capable of simulation, debugging, STA.

Mansioni

• Define and implement DFT architecture and features for next‑gen AI designs.
• Develop DFT flows and methodologies and support verification.
• Work with design, verification, physical design, and product engineering teams.

Conoscenze

DFT architecture

DFT spec development

Scan-based testing

Verilog / SystemVerilog

Scripting: Python / TCL / Shell

Strumenti

VCS

Verdi

Descrizione del lavoro

About The Job

As a DFT Engineer in the Silicon team, you’ll work on next-generation AI designs targeted at data centre applications.

You’ll define and implement DFT architecture and features, develop DFT flows and methodologies, and support their verification.

Your work will span structural test vectors, test coverage, scan-based testing and ATPG, working closely with design, verification, physical design and product engineering teams.

You’ll also support silicon bring-up, working with product and test engineering teams to identify silicon failures and improve yield learning.

The Team and Culture

The team navigates day-to-day challenges with regular sync-ups, a weekly coffee chat and plenty of informal technical discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions help everyone stay connected. Work is assigned across the team, with Dean, the team lead, breaking it down and helping everyone understand what needs to be done.
The team is a friendly, open bunch, with a pretty light-touch leadership style. Everyone is encouraged to speak up, share ideas and ask questions, no matter how small they might seem. There’s a strong belief in learning from one another, alongside access to online training and formal courses when needed.
The team tries to get together in person whenever possible, whether for a team lunch or by bringing colleagues together in Bristol, Cambridge or London. It’s a good chance to catch up, share ideas and spend time together beyond the day-to-day work.

What We're Looking For

• Strong DFT knowledge, including JTAG, IJTAG, Core Test, SSN, test compression and OCC
• Experience developing DFT specifications, defining architecture and driving DFT implementation and verification
• Strong understanding of scan-based testing, ATPG and gate-level simulation, including tools such as VCS and Verdi
• Hands-on Verilog RTL experience, familiarity with SystemVerilog, and experience with simulation, debugging synthesis or STA
• Strong scripting and debugging skills using Python, TCL, Perl or Shell, with experience developing DFT flows and methodologies
  

While we have outlined a set of requirements, we value transferable skills and diverse experiences. If you meet most of our essential criteria, we encourage you to submit an application and showcase how your background makes you a strong candidate.

Benefits

• Flexible working: Balance your work and personal life with greater flexibility
• Generous leave: Take time to rest, recharge and enjoy life outside of work
• Retirement planning support: Up to 5% matched pension
• Phantom equity: Share in Graphcore’s success
• Workplace experience: Enjoy thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista to support your day
• Peace of mind protection: Income protection and life assurance to provide financial security for you and your loved ones
• Flexible benefits: Tailor your benefits package with a choice of additional options, including private medical insurance and dental cover
• Optional benefits: D"ental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn

Join the team at Graphcore

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute. It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore brings together deep expertise to solve complex problems and deliver meaningful progress in AI compute.
If you’re ready to take on new challenges in DFT and help advance Graphcore’s next-generation AI silicon, we’d like to hear from you.