Lead Silicon Validation & Test for AI-Driven Platform

AIDAChip Inc; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

AIDAChip Inc in San Francisco seeks a senior test and silicon validation expert to own validation across DFT, ATE and lab bring-up for our AI-native silicon platform. You define what 'correct' means for each teammate and ensure the system behaves as a cohesive whole before customers see it.

You’ll craft customer playbooks, partner with forward-deployed engineers, and close the loop from tapeout to production ramp.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in test / DFT / post-silicon validation with depth in at least two areas and credible in the third.
• Multiple products from tapeout through first-silicon bring-up to production, including volume shipment.
• DFT: scan insertion, ATPG, MBIST, boundary scan, test compression, fault-coverage closure.
• ATE / production test: test-program development across tester platforms (Advantest, Teradyne), pattern conversion, yield/bin analysis.
• Lab / characterization: first-silicon bring-up, PVT characterization, bench measurement and automation, silicon-to-simulation correlation.
• An opinion on where the designsilicon gap breaks and how to catch it earlier.
• Ability to write clear specifications for a system that follows your words.

Responsibilities

• Every test & silicon-validation AI teammate on the platform; set 'correct' and the bar before customer exposure.
• Customer playbooks: translate customer methodology into repeatable deployment; collaborate with forward-deployed engineers.
• Correlate silicon back to design intent and close the loop from tapeout bring-up to production ramp.

Skills

Test/DFT depth

ATE / Production test

Silicon bring-up

Python analysis

System spec writing

Customer engagement

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Advantest

Teradyne

Job description

AIDAChip Inc in San Francisco seeks a senior test and silicon validation expert to own validation across DFT, ATE and lab bring-up for our AI-native silicon platform. You define what 'correct' means for each teammate and ensure the system behaves as a cohesive whole before customers see it.

You’ll craft customer playbooks, partner with forward-deployed engineers, and close the loop from tapeout to production ramp.