DFT & ATPG Test Development Engineer – IC Validation

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD’s technology validation team in central Texas focuses on design and characterization of advanced technology, delivering critical data on yield, performance and reliability. The role drives logic test strategies, owns test patterns, and runs experiments on fault models and DFT methods, collaborating with product teams to inform the roadmap. Minimum B.S.

in Electrical or Computer Engineering. UNIX/Linux proficiency and Cadence/Synopsis tools are a plus. Not visa‑sponsored.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience in IC verification and debugging.
• Strong UNIX/Linux and scripting language knowledge.

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

Test improvements

Advantest V93K

Scan logic design

DFT/ATPG/Scan

UNIX/Linux scripting

Cadence tools

Communication skills

Team player

Education

B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Advantest/V93K

Synopsis tools

Cadence tools

Job description

AMD’s technology validation team in central Texas focuses on design and characterization of advanced technology, delivering critical data on yield, performance and reliability. The role drives logic test strategies, owns test patterns, and runs experiments on fault models and DFT methods, collaborating with product teams to inform the roadmap. Minimum B.S.

in Electrical or Computer Engineering. UNIX/Linux proficiency and Cadence/Synopsis tools are a plus. Not visa‑sponsored.