DFT Engineer I – SoC Test & Debug

Cadence Design Systems; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 89,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental and vision plans

And more

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems seeks an experienced DFT engineer to define and implement SoC-level DFT across large designs. You will develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN and iJTAG while driving pre-silicon sign-off and post-silicon debugging.

Collaboration with RTL, verification, physical design and operations teams is essential to success. The role emphasizes hands-on DFT, strong problem solving, and the ability to operate within a cross-functional engineering environment.

Qualifications

• BS degree and at least 3 years of hands-on experience in SoC DFT.
• Strong expertise in SCAN, ATPG, MBIST.
• Experience with pre-silicon validation and post-silicon debug.
• Ability to collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement SoC level DFT architecture for large and complex designs.
• Develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN and iJTAG.
• Perform DFT insertion, verification, and coverage analysis at block and SoC levels.
• Drive pre-silicon DFT sign-off, including DRC closure and coverage targets.
• Support post-silicon debug, failure analysis and yield learning.
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design and operation teams.

Skills

SCAN

ATPG

MBIST

Pre-silicon validation

Post-silicon debug

Cross-functional teamwork

Scripting (TCL, Python, Perl)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cadence Design Systems seeks an experienced DFT engineer to define and implement SoC-level DFT across large designs. You will develop, integrate, and support SCAN, ATPG, MBIST, BSCAN and iJTAG while driving pre-silicon sign-off and post-silicon debugging.

Collaboration with RTL, verification, physical design and operations teams is essential to success. The role emphasizes hands-on DFT, strong problem solving, and the ability to operate within a cross-functional engineering environment.