DFT/ATPG Design & Test Engineer for Next‑Gen CPU Cores

Advanced Micro Devices; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices is seeking a DFT/ATPG Design and Test Engineer to support next‑generation CPU cores and caches. You will own scan pattern delivery, support test bring‑up, and collaborate closely with design, physical design, and product test teams to solve complex challenges and enhance product quality.

You will drive ATPG pattern development, analyze gate‑level netlists, and push improvements to scan architecture while balancing high‑frequency performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with design-for-test methodologies, especially scan test and ATPG.
• Strong knowledge of ATPG tools and their application to pattern generation, fault coverage and product quality.
• Experience debugging ATPG patterns, scan structures, test models, and gate‑level netlists.
• Understanding of boundary scan and embedded core test concepts.
• Experience with multi‑clock and multi‑power‑domain designs.
• Familiarity with static timing analysis and physical design closure.
• Ability to adapt DFT tools to high‑frequency design performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own generation, validation, and delivery of scan test patterns for next‑gen CPU cores and caches.
• Collaborate with product test teams during test bring‑up and troubleshoot pattern, model, and netlist issues.
• Improve scan architecture, coverage, test models, execution methods, and overall product quality.
• Perform ATPG pattern and gate‑level netlist analysis to identify and resolve testability and coverage issues.
• Collaborate with physical design engineers to support design closure through timing, clock‑domain crossing, netlist, and power analysis.
• Address DFT requirements for high‑frequency CPU designs while minimizing performance impact.
• Resolve complex interactions between IP and SoC design environments across global teams.
• Develop improvements to simplify design complexity and strengthen engineering quality.
• Contribute to evolution of CPU cache array and DFT design practices.

Skills

DFT methodologies

ATPG

Pattern debugging

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ATPG tools

IEEE 1149.1 boundary scan

IEEE 1500 embedded core test

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices is seeking a DFT/ATPG Design and Test Engineer to support next‑generation CPU cores and caches. You will own scan pattern delivery, support test bring‑up, and collaborate closely with design, physical design, and product test teams to solve complex challenges and enhance product quality.

You will drive ATPG pattern development, analyze gate‑level netlists, and push improvements to scan architecture while balancing high‑frequency performance requirements.