Senior Engineer, DFT

AMBIQ MICRO SINGAPORE PRIVATE LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Singapore seeks a DFT Engineer to develop low-power DFT architecture for SoCs. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in DFT, including boundary scan and MBIST, and possess a strong understanding of timing concepts. The role requires collaboration with various teams to enhance test coverage and efficiency. If you're motivated and detail-oriented, join us in revolutionizing edge intelligence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in DFT implementation.
• Skilled in various DFT structures including scan and MBIST.
• Strong communication skills in English are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement low-power DFT architecture.
• Generate structural test vectors and analyze coverage.
• Work with designers on power and logical issues related to DFT.

Skills

DFT implementation

Low-Power DFT

Boundary scan

MBIST

Scripting (Tcl)

RTL

Test coverage analysis

Education

BS/MS in ECE/EE

Tools

EDA tools

ATPG

Gate level simulation

Job description

Company Overview

Ambiq's mission is to enable intelligence everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. Ambiq is a pioneer and a leading provider of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions based on our proprietary and patented sub- and near-threshold technologies. With increased power requirements of artificial intelligence (AI) computing, our customers increasingly rely on our solutions to deliver AI to edge environments. Our hardware and software innovations fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs without expensive process geometry scaling. We started in 2010 addressing the needs of battery-powered devices at the edge, where power consumption challenges were most profound. As of the beginning of 2025, we’ve shipped more than 270 million units worldwide.

Our innovative and fast-moving teams of design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations are spread across several continents, including the US (Austin and San Jose), Taiwan (Hsinchu), China (Shenzhen and Shanghai), Japan (Tokyo), and Singapore. We value relentless technology innovation, a deep commitment to customer success, collaborative problem-solving, and an enthusiastic pursuit of energy efficiency. We embrace candidates who also share these same values. The successful candidate must be self-motivated, creative, and comfortable learning and driving exciting new technologies. We encourage and nurture an environment for growth and opportunities to work on complex, meaningful, and challenging projects that will create a lasting impact and shape the future of technology. Join us on our quest for 100 billion devices. The edge intelligence revolution starts here.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for scan insertion, boundary scan, MBIST, ATPG for ultra-low power SoC based on subthreshold operation using standard EDA tools.
• Develop and implement low-power DFT architecture and infrastructure.
• Generate structural test vectors, analyse, and improve coverage, test time and test cost.
• Perform pre/post-layout scan and MBIST simulations.
• Work with designers on STA, physical, power and logical issues related to DFT.
• Work with test engineers to bring up test vectors on silicon.

Requirements

Specific Experience

• BS/MS in ECE/EE and at least 5 years of experience in DFT implementation.
• Skilled in different types of DFT structures, including scan (Stuck-At, At-Speed, Path-Delay), scan compression, boundary scan and MBIST.
• Experience in creating and implementing hierarchical DFT architecture in complex SoC.
• Experience in Low-Power DFT and MBIST.
• Experience in test time and test coverage analysis for scan and MBIST patterns.
• Experience in working with test engineering team to bring up production test program.
• Extensive knowledge of timing concepts and constraint development.
• Experience in developing scan ATPG and MBIST test benches and simulation in pre/post-layout environments.
• Experience in RTL is required.
• Experience in scripting like Tcl is preferred.
• Experience with GLS (gate level simulation) is preferred.
• Motivated, self-driven engineer with attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.