Senior Principal DFT Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Pune seeks a DFT lead to architect DFT, insert and simulate instruments, and guide junior engineers. You will work with SOC and DV teams to deliver robust DFT implementations and verify coverage.

The role collaborates with BE and test engineers for STA, IR drop, and test pattern bring‑up, with emphasis on JTAG, MBIST/LBIST/SSN, and end-to-end test flow.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of DFT experience with strong leadership responsibilities.
• Hands-on expertise with Mentor and Synopsys test generation tools for large SOCs.
• Experience as DFT lead for complex SoC TO and Production.
• Strong knowledge of JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, and MBIST/LBIST/SSN.
• Familiar with synthesis, STA and back-end flows.
• Experience with Tessent shell flow for DFT instruments insertion including MBIST, IJTAG, SSN, BSCAN, OCC.

Responsibilities

• Architect DFT design and lead insertion and simulation of DFT instruments.
• Collaborate with SOC leads and DV teams to deliver DFT implementations and verify coverage.
• Coordinate with BE lead for DFT modes STA and IR drop analysis.
• Work with test engineers to bring up test patterns on silicon.
• Provide guidance to junior DFT engineers.
• Define and implement DFT structure, design and methodologies including scan/mbist/jtag and functional testing.
• Create test vectors or oversee their creation.
• Collaborate with physical design to close timing in DFT mode.
• Sign-off DFT requirements are met.
• Work with testing team to bring-up test patterns on silicon.

Skills

DFT leadership

Mentor tools

Synopsys tools

JTAG/ATPG

MBIST/LBIST/SSN

Yield optimization

Education

BE/MS in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Mentor tools

Synopsys tools

Tessent shell flow

Job description

Responsibilities

• As a Pune MCU team DFT lead, this candidate needs to architect DFT design, in charge of DFT instruments insertion and simulation
• work with SOC lead/IP designers and DV team to deliver DFT implementations, verify and review verification coverage
• work with BE lead for DFT modes STA, IR drop analysis
• work with test engineers to bring up test patterns on silicon
• provide guidance to Jr. DFT Engineers
• Define and implement DFT structure, design and methodologies that include scan/mbist/jtag and functional testing.
• Create test vectors or oversee their creation.
• Collaborate with physical design team to close timing in DFT mode.
• Sign-off DFT requirements are being met.
• Work with testing team to bring-up test patterns on silicon.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications BE/MS degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering with 12+ years of DFT experience.
• Hands-on expertise with Mentor/Synopsys test generation tools for large complex designs.
• DFT lead experience for complex SOC TO and Production.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of DFT techniques include JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, logic diagnosis, scan compression, IEEE 1500 Standard, and MBIST, LBIST, SSN.
• Preferred Qualifications Experience with synthesis, STA and back-end implementation flows.
• Familiar with Tessent shell flow for DFT instruments insertion include MBIST, IJTAG, SSN, BSCAN, OCC etc.
• Solid Lab and test floor bring-up and debug experience.
• Yield estimation and test optimization.
• DFT AI mindset.

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