CPU Core Staff DFT Engineer

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a senior DFT engineer to own ATPG/DFT for the next generation of high-performance cores in Santa Clara, CA. You will partner with architecture, IP design, and Physical Design teams to deliver first-pass silicon success.

You will debug complex test patterns, drive DFT improvements, and contribute to post-silicon verification while working in a Linux-rich environment with scripting in Perl/Tcl. This hybrid role emphasizes ownership and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with DFT/ATPG, scan, and test methodologies.
• Ability to debug complex patterns and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own ATPG/DFT responsibilities for next-gen AMD cores.
• Debug low coverage, DRC issues, and optimize test flows.
• Work with architecture, IP design, and Physical Design teams.
• Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon debugging.
• Proficient in Verilog and scripting in Linux environments.
• Communicate results clearly and present findings to stakeholders.
• Must be comfortable with hybrid work in Santa Clara, CA.

Skills

Strong communication

Ownership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Verilog

Linux

Perl

Tcl

Tessent

ATPG

JTAG

Job description

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THE ROLE:

As a member of the Cores DFT Team, the successful candidate will own the ATPG/DFT responsibilities for the next generation of AMD high-performance cores.

THE PERSON:

Our work is a key contributor to delivering a high-quality design and can improve AMD's operating expenses in the millions. As a senior member of the DFT team, you will work closely with the architecture, IP design, Physical Design teams, and Product engineering teams to achieve first pass silicon success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Experience with DFT tools, ATPG (Stuck-At, At-Speed, Path-Delay) and scan compression
• Debug of low coverage, DRC violation fixes and coming upo with efficient and effective solutions for these issues
• Proficient in logic design using Verilog
• Debugging complex test pattern issues and simulation failures
• Support of Silicon bring up activities
• Participating in post-silicon debug
• Comfortable in Linux environment and writing/using scripting languages such as Perl, TCL, etc.
• Knowledge about industrial standards and practices in DFT, including ATPG, JTAG, MBIST and trade-offs between test quality and test time
• Excellent presentation and inter-communication skills
• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on expertise with commercial test generation tools for large complex designs
• Strong fundamental knowledge of DFT techniques including JTAG, ATPG, test pattern translation, yield learning, logic diagnosis, scan compression, IEEE standards like IEEE 1149.1, 1500, and 1687.
• Have a good understanding of MBIST and LBIST implementations
• Experience with Tessent Scan/ATPG flows
• Direct experience in silicon bring-up, debug, and validation of DFT features on ATE
• Experience with 7nm or smaller process nodes
• Experience in using Agentic AI to develop flows, debug issues and compress timelines for deliverables
• Strong sense of ownership
• Passionate about solving complex problems and self-driven

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in computer engineering/Electrical Engineering

LOCATION:

Santa Clara, CA

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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