DFT / ATPG Test Development Engineer

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD’s technology validation team in central Texas designs and characterizes advanced technology. The group delivers critical data on yield, performance, and reliability for AMD’s foundry partners, informing the product roadmap and executive decisions.

The role interfaces with internal and external customers and suppliers. The position requires a BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and hands-on IC verification/debug experience, with UNIX/Linux and scripting skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum B.S in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience in IC verification and debug.

Responsibilities

• Driving the logic test & diagnosis strategy on AMD test vehicles.
• Owning and delivering logic patterns for AMD test vehicles.
• Running experiments on new fault models, corners, and DFT methods.
• Extracting, synthesizing, and reporting results to AMD experts and product teams.
• Innovating and driving advanced node logic assessment.

Skills

IC verification

Debug techniques

Scripting languages

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Advantest V93K

Cadence tools

Synopsys

Job description

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

ADVANCE YOUR CAREER. ADVANCE THE WORLD.

At AMD, we believe technology has the power to solve the world’s most important challenges. From advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI and the technologies people rely on every day, innovation at AMD is shaping the future.

Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.

The Role

AMD’s technology validation team is a group within our Foundry Technology Operations department. The group is primarily located in central Texas but interfaces with support teams across the globe. Members of the technology validation team are primarily responsible for the design and characterization of advanced technology. The team delivers critical data on yield, performance, and reliability at AMD’s foundry partners. The team is also responsible for characterizing AMD’s future proprietary IP. The work done by the technology validation team paves the way for AMD’s product roadmap and ensures informed decision making by the executive team. The team interfaces directly with all of AMD’s internal and external customers and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving the logic test & diagnosis strategy on AMD test vehicles.
• Owning and delivering logic patterns for AMD test vehicles.
• Running experiments on new fault models, corners, and DFT methods.
• Extracting, synthesizing, and reporting results to AMD experts and product teams.
• Innovating and driving advanced node logic assessment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in IC verification and debug.
• Experience driving IC test improvements.
• Exposure to Advantest/V93K preferred.
• Scan and logic design background.
• Understanding of structural test supporting DFT (BIST, ATPG/Scan Logic).
• Good working knowledge of UNIX/Linux and one or more scripting languages.
• Synopsis and Cadence tools are a plus!
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Academic Credentials

• Minimum B.S in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.