Senior ASIC DFT Architect – SOC Test & Validation

Blue Origin; Central (TX); On-site; USD 269,000 - 377,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Principal ASIC DFT Designer on the ASIC Engineering SOC Team to own design-for-test architecture for the TeraWave SOC program, define the test strategy, and deliver test vectors for silicon bring-up and production test.

This senior IC design role involves leading testing infrastructure, ATE pattern debug, and collaborating with design, product engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure test quality and manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in design for test for complex digital SOCs.
• Experience defining DFT architecture and specifications for large multi-block SOC designs.
• Experience with DC and AC scan design and memory built in self test implementation.
• Experience generating ATPG patterns for automated test equipment and debugging ATE patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define DFT architecture and test strategy for large multi-block SOC designs
• Author DFT specifications covering scan, compression, boundary scan, and test access mechanisms
• Implement scan chain insertion, test clock control, and on chip compression logic
• Design memory and logic built in self test infrastructure for embedded memories and logic
• Generate and validate DFT vectors for silicon bring up and production test programs
• Debug ATE pattern failures and drive resolution with design and product engineering teams
• Support defect analysis and yield improvement using test coverage and silicon failure data
• Review test coverage and DFT timing metrics with physical design and verification teams

Skills

DFT architecture

ATPG patterns

DC/AC scan design

Memory BIST

DFT vector generation

Test coverage analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Tessent

DFTMAX

Modus

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Principal ASIC DFT Designer on the ASIC Engineering SOC Team to own design-for-test architecture for the TeraWave SOC program, define the test strategy, and deliver test vectors for silicon bring-up and production test.

This senior IC design role involves leading testing infrastructure, ATE pattern debug, and collaborating with design, product engineering, and manufacturing teams to ensure test quality and manufacturability.